In 1941, New Mexico was an agrarian state with just over half a million people, many of whom lived without electricity, running water, indoor plumbing, or paved

In 1917, five years after New Mexico received its statehood, the United States entered World War I. With border tensions festering between Mexico and the United

First published in Germany in 2000, Schmid's experiences in the Southwest during WWII offer a unique glimpse of America as it looked to an enemy soldier.

Although the New Mexico Territory was far distant from the main theaters of war, it was engulfed in the same violence and bloodshed as the rest of the nation. T

The untold story of Mexican aviators in WWII, including their role in the Battle of the Philippines, is revealed in this illustrated military history. When Mexi