Shamrock and Sword

Shamrock and Sword
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Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 0806129646
ISBN-13 : 9780806129648
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Book Synopsis Shamrock and Sword by : Robert Ryal Miller

Download or read book Shamrock and Sword written by Robert Ryal Miller and published by . This book was released on 1989-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shamrock and Sword's setting is the U.S.-Mexican War, remembered by Americans as an illustration of Manifest Destiny, the inevitable extension of the American frontier. It is remembered differently by Mexicans, who lost a substantial portion of their territory to an invading army. Perceptions on both sides of the border will be reshaped by Robert Ryal Miller's account of American soldiers who deserted to fight in the Mexican army. Miller uncovers the reasons for these desertions, presenting the soldiers' stories as they are revealed in records of the time. Many of these deserters were immigrant Irishmen.


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