Douglas V. Meed (–2005)
Auteur de The Mexican War 1846-1848
A propos de l'auteur
Douglas V. Meed is the author of numerous books. Soldier of Fortune joins his books that explore the flamboyant times along the Texas-Mexico border during the Mexican Revolution. The son of an army officer stationed along the border, Meed grew up listening to tales of the revolution and events afficher plus along the "bloody border." At age seventeen, he volunteered for the U.S. Army, serving in the infantry and in an intelligence unit in Europe during World War II. After the war, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism, and later earned a master's degree in history from the University of Texas at El Paso. While a reporter for the San Antonio Light, Meed won a Hearst writing award, and has served as a reporter and editor for numerous newspapers. He served as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Information Agency during the Cold War. Douglas V. Meed lived in El Paso, Texas for many years. He traveled extensively in Mexico and the southwestern United States, researching border history. He and his wife, Jeannine, live in Round Rock, Texas, were he continues his research in southwestern history afficher moins
Œuvres de Douglas V. Meed
They Never Surrendered: Bronco Apaches of the Sierra Madres 1890-1935 (Great West and Indian Series ; Vol. 59) (1994) 7 exemplaires
Bloody Border: Riots, Battles, and Adventures Along the Turbulent U.S.-Mexican Borderlands (Great West and Indian… (1992) 6 exemplaires
Soldier of Fortune: Adventuring in Latin America and Mexico with Emil Lewis Holmdahl (2003) 2 exemplaires
The fighting Texas Navy, 1832-1843. 1 exemplaire
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Warrior 75: Comanche 1800-74 par Douglas Meed
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There are times when the reader wonders what the Osprey series is all about. Are they history books, are they about military art, are they about the military science of a period. One would think that with the growth in the series and the increased specialization in the ranges, a reader/buyer would know what to expect. Alas.
Okay, rant off. I've come to praise Comanches, not to bury it. The most wonderful part of this selection from the Warrior series is the plates, by Jonathan Smith. From the trademark exploded drawing of a Comanche warrior to the later works, we get a pretty clear idea of what the Comanches may have looked like in the early and middle 19th centuries.
The text is less valuable. I would expect the Warrior series to more fully discuss the social background and organization, and how this led to way the Comanches fought. Very little space is devoted to this, and instead we get a historical overview of all the wars on the plains the Comanches ever fought. I don't think that's terribly useful over about 30 pages of text--especially when other Osprey writers are doing a lot more with their words.… (plus d'informations)
Okay, rant off. I've come to praise Comanches, not to bury it. The most wonderful part of this selection from the Warrior series is the plates, by Jonathan Smith. From the trademark exploded drawing of a Comanche warrior to the later works, we get a pretty clear idea of what the Comanches may have looked like in the early and middle 19th centuries.
The text is less valuable. I would expect the Warrior series to more fully discuss the social background and organization, and how this led to way the Comanches fought. Very little space is devoted to this, and instead we get a historical overview of all the wars on the plains the Comanches ever fought. I don't think that's terribly useful over about 30 pages of text--especially when other Osprey writers are doing a lot more with their words.… (plus d'informations)
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Membres
- 141
- Popularité
- #145,671
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 16