War on the Border
Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American Invasion
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021, ©2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description: 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"From bestselling author Jeff Guinn, the dramatic story of how U.S.-Mexico border tensions erupted into open warfare in 1916, as a U.S. military expedition crossed the border to try to capture Mexican guerrilla Pancho Villa -- a military incursion whose effects still haunt the border region to this day"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Columbus, New Mexico, March 8-9,1916 -- Mexico and America -- Border fences and revolution -- The American puppeteer -- "I do not know what to make of Mexico." -- Film crews and the refugees nobody wanted -- Veracruz -- Carranza and Villa collide -- The Plan de San Diego -- The Texas Rangers and their bandit war -- Wilson chooses Carranza -- Santa Ysabel and the El Paso riots -- Columbus -- The raid -- "The most serious situation" -- Elusive prey -- "Responsibility for the consequences" -- Carrizal -- The return of Villa -- Withdrawal -- Germany makes its move -- The Rangers go too far -- Showdown at Nogales -- Villa's last attack -- Afterward
Subjects:
Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948.
Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923.
United States. Army -- History -- Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916.
Texas Rangers -- History -- 20th century.
Mexican-American Border Region -- History -- 20th century.
Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920.
Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948.
Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923.
United States. Army -- History -- Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916.
Texas Rangers -- History -- 20th century.
Mexican-American Border Region -- History -- 20th century.
Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920.
ISBN:
9781982128869
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-330) and index.