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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451775503321

Autore

Levinson Irving W.

Titolo

Wars within war : Mexican guerrillas, domestic elites, and the United States of America, 1846-1848 / / Irving W. Levinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Fort Worth, Texas] : , : [TCU Press], , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

0-87565-572-6

1-4237-1039-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (199 p.)

Disciplina

973.6/2

Soggetti

Mexican War, 1846-1848

Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Social aspects

Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Mexico

Guerrillas - Mexico - History - 19th century

Elite (Social sciences) - Mexico - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Mexico History, Military 19th century

Mexico Politics and government 1821-1861

Mexico Social conditions 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [125]-167) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The formation of a divided nation -- The ghosts of Saragossa : the invasion of central Mexico -- Success, frustrating success -- Perfect anarchy -- United against the majority.

Sommario/riassunto

Traditional characterizations of the 1846-1848 war between the United States and Mexico emphasize the conventional battles waged between two sovereign nations. However, two little-known guerrilla wars taking place at the same time proved critical to the outcome of the conflict. Using information from twenty-four archives, including the normally closed files of Mexico's National Defense Archives, Wars Within War breaks new ground by arguing that these other conflicts proved crucial to the course of events. In the first struggle, a force organized by the Mexican army launched a prolonged campaig