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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Guardino, Peter (1963-....)
Titre(s) : The dead march [Texte imprimé] : a history of the Mexican-American War / Peter Guardino
Publication : Cambridge (Mass.) : Harvard University Press, 2017
Description matérielle : 502 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"By focusing on the experiences of ordinary Mexicans and Americans, The Dead March
offers a clearer historical picture than we have ever had of the brief, bloody war
that redrew the map of North America. Peter Guardino invites skepticism about the
received view that the United States emerged victorious in the Mexican-American War
(1846-1848) because its democratic system was more stable and its citizens more loyal.
In fact, heading into the war, American forces dramatically underestimated the strength
of Mexicans' patriotism and failed to see how bitterly Mexicans resented America's
claims to national and racial superiority. Having regarded the United States as a
sister republic, Mexicans were shocked by the scope of America's expansionist ambitions,
and their fierce resistance surprised U.S. political and military leaders, who had
expected a quick victory with few casualties. As the fighting intensified over the
course of two years, it claimed the lives of thousands of Americans and at least twice
as many Mexicans, including many civilians. As stark as they were, the misconceptions
that the Mexican-American War laid bare on both sides did not determine the final
victor. What differentiated the two countries in battle was not some notion of American
unity and loyalty to democracy but the United States' huge advantages in economic
power and wealth--advantages its poorer Latin American neighbor could not hope to
overcome."--Jacket
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : History of the Mexican-American War
Sujet(s) : Guerre du Mexique (1846-1848)
Indice(s) Dewey :
973.6 (23e éd.) = Histoire - États-Unis - 1845-1861
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780674972346. - ISBN 0674972341
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45538435b
Notice n° :
FRBNF45538435
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : The men most damaging to the population ; We're the boys for Mexico ; Like civilized
nations ; Even the fathers of families ; Each chapter we write in Mexican blood
; The Yankees died like ants ; The people of the town were firing ; Ashamed of my
country ; The law of the strongest.
