Status Updates From Invading Mexico: America's ...

The only thing not well-done in this book is the maps. Much of the text is written at a tactical level, but the maps are way too general - and I find my West Point Atlas of American Wars is not much help - its Mexican War coverage is terrible.

John C Fremont - the Republican's first nominee for President in 1856 - was only 5'2". No wonder he didn't get elected.

So far, this is fascinating - about a topic I know not enough about!

[The Mexican War isn't a "good war." The U.S. had no real claim on California, or New Mexico. At the same time, Texas's claims to the Rio Grande seem more like the U.S. claims past the Appalachian mountains during the War of Independence. When the U.S. annexed Texas, they implicated took on Texas's border claims so I think the young Lincoln is in error when he talks about this being a "unconstitutional" war.]