This two-volume edition was written by an American historian Justin Harvey Smith, specialist on the Mexican-American War. For his exceptional work Smith was awarded with Pulitzer Prize for History.Aseveryone understands, the conflict with Mexico has been almost entirely eclipsed by the greater wars following it. But in the field of thought mere size does not count for much; and while the number of troops and the lists of casualties give the present subject little comparative importance, it has ample grounds for claiming attention.Contents:Mexico and the MexicansThe Political Education of MexicoThe Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1825–1843The Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1843–1846The Mexican Attitude on the Eve of WarThe American Attitude on the Eve of WarThe Preliminaries of the ConflictPalo Alto and Resaca de GuerreroThe United States Meets the CrisisThe Chosen Leaders AdvanceTaylor Sets out for SaltilloMontereySaltillo, Parras, and TampicoSanta FeChihuahuaThe California QuestionThe Conquest of CaliforniaThe Genesis of Two CampaignsSanta Anna Prepares to StrikeBuena VistaBehind the Scenes at MexicoVera CruzCerro GordoPueblaOn to the CapitalContreras and ChurubuscoNegotiationsMolino del Rey, Chapultepec and MexicoFinal Military OperationsThe Naval OperationsThe Americans as ConquerorsPeaceThe Finances of the WarThe War in American PoliticsThe Foreign Relations of the War