U.S. Army on the Mexican border [[electronic resource] ] : a historical perspective / / Celio Broggini, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (123 p.)
• Disciplina: 972/.1
• Soggetto topico: Geopolitics - United States - History; Geopolitics - Mexico - History; Intervention (International law); National security - United States - History; Border patrols - United States
• Soggetto geografico: Mexican-American Border Region History, Military; Mexican-American Border Region History; United States Foreign relations Mexico; Mexico Foreign relations United States
• Altri autori: BrogginiCelio
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- U. S. ARMY ON THE MEXICAN BORDER: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- U. S. ARMY ON THE MEXICAN BORDER: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 BORDER SECURITY AND MILITARY SUPPORT: LEGAL AUTHORIZATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- MILITARY ASSISTANCE ALONG THE BORDER -- Restrictions -- Authorizations -- THE NATIONAL GUARD -- State Drug Plan -- Other Duty -- Homeland Defense Activity -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 THE US ARMY ON THE MEXICAN BORDER: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. SETTING THE STAGE: THE ARMY OF OBSERVATION AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION ON THE MEXICAN BORDER, 1845-46 -- The Texas Revolution -- The Army of Observation -- The US Army of Occupation -- Taylor's March to the Rio Grande -- 2. THE US ARMY AND MEXICAN BORDER SECURITY, 1850-61 -- Border Geography -- Deployment of US Army Forces on the Mexican Border -- Captain James H. Callahan and the Burning of Piedras Negras -- Cortina's War -- SUMMARY -- 3. THE US ARMY AND MEXICAN BORDER SECURITY, 1865-1910 -- Major General Sheridan and Napoleon III on the Rio Grande -- Deployment of Army Forces on the Mexican Border, 1870-86 -- Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie's Raid -- Brigadier General Edward Ord, William R. "Pecos Bill" Shafter, and Porfirio Diaz -- SUMMARY -- 4. THE US ARMY AND MEXICAN BORDER SECURITY, 1911-17 -- Diaz -- Huerta, Carranza, Villa, and Zapata -- Deployment of US Army Forces on the Mexican Border -- Major General Frederick Funston and the Plan of San Diego -- Pershing's Expedition and the Return of the Plan of San Diego Plotters -- SUMMARY -- 5. THE US ARMY AND MEXICAN BORDER SECURITY, 1919-PRESENT -- Deployment of US Army Forces on the Mexican Border and the Battle of Juarez, 1919 -- Immigration Issues and Operation WETBACK -- The US Army and Mexican Border Security, 1982-2005 -- CONCLUSIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. ; Published Articles -- Unpublished Article -- Books -- Internet Sources -- Newspapers -- Microfilm -- Official Reports -- Fact Sheet -- Reports -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- End Notes -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
• Titolo autorizzato: U.S. Army on the Mexican border
• ISBN: 1-61668-647-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824935603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Defense, security and strategy series.