cover image Comforts of Madness

Comforts of Madness

Paul Sayer. Doubleday Books, $17.95 (120pp) ISBN 978-0-385-26777-9

``The war between the U.S. and Mexico, often passed over lightly as a sort of rehearsal for the American Civil War, is dealt with by Eisenhower as an event of major significance in our nation's history,'' said PW , judging this a ``well-written, comprehensive history.'' (Apr.)