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Wars Within War: Mexican Guerrillas, Domestic Elites, and the United States of America, 18461848
Irving W. Levinson
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Hardcover. The 1846-1848 war between the US and Mexico had conventional battles waged between two sovereign nations. However, two little-known guerrilla wars also took place. Using information from 24 archives, including the normally closed files of Mexico's National Defense Archives, this book argues that these other conflicts were crucial. Num Pages: 216 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 5 tables, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
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 took place at the same time. Using information from twenty-four archives, including the normally closed files of Mexico's National Defense Archives, Wars within War argues 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 campaign against supply lines connecting the port of Vetacruz to U.S. forces advancing upon Mexico City. In spite of U.S. efforts to destroy the ... Read more
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 took place at the same time. Using information from twenty-four archives, including the normally closed files of Mexico's National Defense Archives, Wars within War argues 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 campaign against supply lines connecting the port of Vetacruz to U.S. forces advancing upon Mexico City. In spite of U.S. efforts to destroy the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
470g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Fort Worth, United States
ISBN
9780875653020
SKU
V9780875653020
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About Irving W. Levinson
Irving W. Levinson is an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he teaches Latin American history. Previously, he taught that subject at the University of Texas in Austin. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Houston in 2003.
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