(Dallas Mexican American ... “Buy War Bonds” shouts a banner behind the kids. Other photos tell a sadder story. Eladio Martínez poses in an Army helmet with his rifle and a dog.

In the month of May, two key anniversaries that spurred the Civil War into motion occurred between the United States and Mexico over a conflict that centered on Texas. The Mexican-American War ...

The conflict I am referring to is the Mexican-American War, the United States first conflict fought exclusively on foreign soil. Also known as "Mr. Polk's War," the Mexican-American War lasted ...

Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress. In 1844, President James K. Polk ran on a Democratic platform that supported manifest destiny, the idea that Americans were ...