The Hunt for Pancho Villa: The Columbus Raid and Pershing’s Punitive Expedition 1916–17 (Paperback)

The Hunt for Pancho Villa: The Columbus Raid and Pershing’s Punitive Expedition 1916–17 By Alejandro de Quesada, Peter Dennis (Illustrator), Donato Spedaliere (Illustrator), Johnny Shumate (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Alejandro de Quesada, Peter Dennis (Illustrator), Donato Spedaliere (Illustrator), Johnny Shumate (Illustrator)
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Description


On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing led an expeditionary force of 4,800 men into Mexico to capture Villa. What followed was a series of skirmishes, battles, and chases through the wild and uncharted Mexican countryside. While the Americans failed in their ultimate purpose of catching Villa, they did kill two of his top lieutenants. This book charts the progress of the entire enterprise, covering the dusty marches and the bitter gunfights in the streets of small border towns, analyzing the successes and failures of this unique military expedition.

About the Author


Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

Donato Spedaliere was born in Switzerland and moved to Italy. He served as a paratrooper in the
Italian Army and studied at Belle Arti in Florence. As a 2D artist, he is a professional illustrator for
publishers and museums; as a 3D artist he has worked on complex projects with archaeologists,
architects and military institutions. He can be contacted at: 3threedimart@gmail.com.



Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Édouard Detaille.

Praise For…


“Military historian Alejandro De Quesada delivers an absorbing account of Villa's reasons for invading the United States ... the author's text is accompanied by detailed maps, grerat photographs and drawings of the personalities, weapons and equipment each side used at that time.” —Al Hemingway, Military Heritage (October 2012)

“I utterly enjoyed The Hunt for Pancho Villa. Photos, annotations, maps, sidebars, illustrations and index augment this enthralling effort. Read it with OSPREY's equally interesting The Mexican Revolution 1910-20 (Elite 137). Robustly recommended.” —David L. Veres, www.cybermodeler.com

Product Details
ISBN: 9781849085687
ISBN-10: 1849085684
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Publication Date: March 20th, 2012
Pages: 80
Language: English
Series: Raid