03047nam 2200709 450 991077768580332120230207224652.00-87565-572-61-4237-1039-8(CKB)1000000000455331(EBL)1760863(SSID)ssj0000269145(PQKBManifestationID)12061625(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000269145(PQKBWorkID)10243030(PQKB)10953536(MiAaPQ)EBC1760863(OCoLC)60718455(MdBmJHUP)muse27770(Au-PeEL)EBL1760863(CaPaEBR)ebr10906127(CaONFJC)MIL634739(OCoLC)886116322(EXLCZ)99100000000045533120040806h20052005 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWars within war Mexican guerrillas, domestic elites, and the United States of America, 1846-1848 /Irving W. Levinson[Fort Worth, Texas] :[TCU Press],[2005]©20051 online resource (199 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-03488-5 0-87565-302-2 Includes bibliographical references (pages [125]-167) and index.The formation of a divided nation -- The ghosts of Saragossa : the invasion of central Mexico -- Success, frustrating success -- Perfect anarchy -- United against the majority.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 campaigMexican War, 1846-1848Mexican War, 1846-1848Social aspectsMexican War, 1846-1848MexicoGuerrillasMexicoHistory19th centuryElite (Social sciences)MexicoHistory19th centuryMexicoHistory, Military19th centuryMexicoPolitics and government1821-1861MexicoSocial conditions19th centuryMexican War, 1846-1848.Mexican War, 1846-1848Social aspects.Mexican War, 1846-1848GuerrillasHistoryElite (Social sciences)History973.6/2Levinson Irving W.1555639MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777685803321Wars within war3817697UNINA