Strategy, Security, and Spies
Subtitle: Mexico and the U.S. as Allies in World War II
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: October 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780271016665
Subjects: American history: Second World War; Defence strategy, planning & research; International relations; Second World War, 1939-1945; History; History - Military / War; History: World; USA; Military - World War II; History / Military / World War II; Diplomatic history; Mexico; Military relations; United States; World War, 1939-1945
Description: Strategy, Security, and Spies tells the fascinating story of U.S. relations with Mexico during the war years, involving everything from spies and internal bureaucratic struggles in both countries to all sorts of diplomatic maneuverings.

Although its focus is on the interactions of the two countries, relative to the threat posed by the Axis powers, a valuable feature of the study is to show how Mexico itself evolved politically in crucial ways during this period, always trying to maintain the delicate balance between the divisive force of Mexican nationalism and the countervailing force of economic dependency and security self-interest.