William H. Emory served in two wars but is best remembered for leading the expedition that mapped out the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border and shaped images of the Southwest.

For one of them, Ulysses S. Grant, the experience was troubling. In his 1879 memoir Grant wrote, "I do not think there was ever a more wicked war than that waged by the United States on Mexico." ...

In 1916, with Europe embroiled in armed hostilities, President Woodrow Wilson won reelection on the slogan “He kept us out of war.” In 2024, President Joe Biden could offer a similar me… ...

The idea of striking inside Mexico if that country is unwilling or unable to step up its operations against the cartels borrows directly from the so-called war on terrorism.; The fact that 20 ...

As a young lieutenant, he formed an opinion about the Mexico-U.S. War 1846-48 that remained with him until his death and echoes down the hall as generations have come and gone.