Download or read book A Short, Offhand, Killing Affair written by Paul Foos and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an examination of rank-and-file soldiers, Paul Foos sheds new light on the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and its effect on attitudes toward other races and nationalities that stood in the way of American expansionism.