Wars Within War
Subtitle: Mexican Guerrillas, Domestic Elites, And The United States Of America, 1846-1848
Publisher: Texas Christian University Press
Published: June 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780875653020
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Mexico; History - U.S.; United States - State & Local - General; History: American; USA; Military - General; United States - Antebellum Era; History - General History; Guerrillas; History; Mexican War, 1846-1848; Social aspects
First sentence: The source of the divisions that so weakened Mexico during the war with the United States lay deep within the past.
Description: Utilizing information gleaned 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.