Table of Contents

Introduction * Chronology * Part 1: Background to War * Part 2: Warring Sides * The Conquistadores * The Aztec Warriors * Part 3: The War * Conclusion and Consequences * Appendices * Bibliography * Glossary * Index

About the Author

John Pohl is a research archeologist at UCLA. He is an eminent authority on American Indian civilizations and has directed numerous archeological excavations in Mexico, Central America, Canada, and the United States. Charles M Robinson III is a history instructor at South Texas Community College and the author of twelve books, primarily on the American West. He is also an honorary member of the Chief Santanta Descendants, a Kiowa Indian heritage organization, in Oklahoma. Adam Hook has worked as an illustrator since 1983. He specialises in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on the Aztecs, the Greeks, the American Civil War and the American Revolution. Angus McBride is one of the world's most respected historical illustrators, and has contributed to more than 90 Osprey titles in the past three decades. He now lives and works in Cape Town.