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



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Autore: Levinson Irving W. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Wars within war : Mexican guerrillas, domestic elites, and the United States of America, 1846-1848 / / Irving W. Levinson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: [Fort Worth, Texas] : , : [TCU Press], , [2005]
©2005
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (199 p.)
Disciplina: 973.6/2
Soggetto topico: 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
Soggetto geografico: Mexico History, Military 19th century
Mexico Politics and government 1821-1861
Mexico Social conditions 19th century
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
Titolo autorizzato: Wars within war  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-87565-572-6
1-4237-1039-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777685803321
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