A Great Book by the Real Jack Bauer!
Surfboats and Horse Marines is surely the single best book on the subject of Naval (and Marine) Operations during the Mexican War ever to be written. It is, in case you never thought much about it, a truly fastinationg subject. Nobody could take this subject and do more with it than K. Jack Bauer.
This was America's first foreign war. It was a very hotly debated war with many of those opposed willing to do jail time for their passive and sometimes not so passive resistance. This was also the first (and largest for many years to come) joint Army and
Surfboats and Horse Marines is surely the single best book on the subject of Naval (and Marine) Operations during the Mexican War ever to be written. It is, in case you never thought much about it, a truly fascinating subject. Fortunatly for us, K. Jack Bauer steps in - as nobody else could take this subject matter and do so much good with it.
This was America's first foreign war. It was a very hotly debated war with many of those opposed to it willing to do jail time for their passive... and sometimes not so passive resistance. This was also the first (and largest for many years to come) joint Army and Navy operation complete with a massive first time amphibious landing requiring specially built boats. There were also extensive riverine operations and a principal role for the Navy (and Marines) on the West Coast. The warships of the age were in transition (a mixture of sail and steam...paddle wheels and propellers...iron and wood) and the personalities, men like Matthew Perry, David Connor, Robert Stockton, and Josiah Tattnall...these personalities were as interesting as the times in which they lived.
This is a book you always remember...always keep handy and always just plane love. It does not disappoint.
Awesome A+
