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War on the border, Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American invasion, by Jeff Guinn

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War on the border, Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American invasion, by Jeff Guinn

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

War on the border

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1201298943

Responsibility statement

by Jeff Guinn

Sub title

Villa, Pershing, the Texas Rangers, and an American invasion

Summary

"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

Table Of 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

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