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

Guinn, Jeff, author.

Large Print 2021

"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.

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Mexican-American Border Region History 20th century

Mexico History Revolution, 1910-1920

Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948

Texas Rangers History 20th century

United States. Army History Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916

Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923

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ISBN:

9781432890766

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

573 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
large print

Notes:

Originally published in standard print format: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2021
Includes bibliographical references

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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3097426

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