Frank Tompkins: 2 books
Chasing Villa
The Story Behind the Story of Pershing’s Expedition into Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2018
Chasing Villa is a record of events in Western history, military history, the Mexican Revolution, and the last of the horse cavalry. Following its first publication in 1934, U.S. Army Colonel Frank Tompkins’ account of the Punitive Expedition by a participant became widely considered to be one of...
Chasing Villa
The Story Behind the Story of Pershing's Expedition into Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
On March 9, 1916 the border town of Columbus, New Mexico was attacked by forces under the command of the Mexican revolutionary, Pancho Villa. Eighteen Americans were killed and a number of buildings were burned to the ground before the U.S. Cavalry, inflicting heavy losses, drove Villa and his mounted...