Dead March : A History of the Mexican-American War by Peter Guardino (2017, Hard
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Publisher
Harvard University Press
ISBN-10
0674972341
ISBN-13
9780674972346
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235535253
Product Key Features
Book Title
Dead March : a History of the Mexican-American War
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Latin America / Mexico, Sociology / General, United States / 19th Century, Military / United States, Economic Conditions, United States / General
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
33.2 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
6.2 in
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2017-006231
Dewey Edition
23
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The history of a war of expansion and empire that reverberates today in talk of border walls and deportation. Viewed through a retrospective lens, the American invasion of Mexico in 1846, an act of single-sided aggression, has eerie parallels with later incursions in Vietnam and Iraq. For one thing, all were adventures that enjoyed public support at first but that lost backing as time wore on. It was also precipitated, writes Guardino in this vigorous, readable account, by an American president who 'had to hide crucial information and engage in intense partisan maneuvering to start the war.'...In a narrative that blends set-piece accounts of battle, profiles of individual combatants, and wide-ranging explorations of larger issues, Guardino examines the inevitability of American victory, which proved Pyrrhic. Some of our received wisdom about the conflict, he argues, does not hold up...The Mexican-American War is too little studied today. Guardino's swift-moving, broad-ranging history is a welcome remedy., Guardino's work offers much more than a general survey of the Mexican-American War. By delving into how the war's participants reacted to social issues and how these issues influenced the outcome of the war, The Dead March provides scholars with a unique perspective on the war as experienced by common soldiers and civilians. Guardino's discussion of the Mexican perspective of the war yields a nice addition to a field that is largely dominated by works that examine the war from an American perspective., Both thought-provoking and highly engaging. Drawing heavily from the letters, journals, and memoirs of participants, this social history humanizes the combatants and promotes a deeper understanding of the common soldier and civilian than perhaps any other previous work., The U.S. war with Mexico (1846-48), an often overlooked part of American history, had a huge impact on the development of both countries. Guardino presents the story of the war through the eyes of common soldiers in Mexican and American armies... Guardino presents a balanced and deeper understanding of the war, challenging readers to determine why and how America triumphed and the long-term ramifications for both countries., Superb... The Dead March is a remarkable achievement, by far the best general account of the war now available. It is critical, insightful, and rooted in a wealth of archival sources; it brings far more of the Mexican experience than any other work not specifically focused on Mexico; and it clearly demonstrates the social and cultural dynamics that shaped Mexican and American politics and military force., Like so much of the best recent scholarship, The Dead March incorporates the work of Mexican historians and anthropologists in a story that involves far more than military strategy, diplomatic maneuvering, and American political intrigue. At its core, The Dead March is a social and cultural history of the Mexican and American armies and the societies that produced them, particularly their assumptions about race, masculinity, and religion...A book studded with arresting insights and convincing observations., Guardino breaks new ground and offers novel information about the day-to-day reality of the war. By featuring the lived experience of the soldiers and ordinary people who took part in the conflagration, Guardino gives us a more realistic view of Mexico and the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century, correcting widely held but ultimately unwarranted assumptions about vast political and military discrepancies between the two nations. In short, this book constitutes the most insightful and balanced treatment of the war that I know of., Both thought-provoking and highly engaging. Drawing heavily from the letters, journals, and memoirs of participants, his social history humanizes the combatants and promotes a deeper understanding of the common soldier and civilian than perhaps any other previous work., A masterful telling of the Mexican-American War...[It] is written in such a way that it will be appealing to all readers. Scholars will benefit from Peter Guardino's immense expertise in both U.S. and Mexican history and from the book's complex interwoven arguments concerning issues of race, religion, and gender., The Dead March builds a wonderful, sustained case for the deep similarities between the two countries, their struggles, and the circumstances of their fighting men. The material on both armies is superb. We are given marvelously lucid, textured, and probing explanations for why and how men came to serve in these armies; how they were viewed by their countrymen and women; what they experienced on march and in camp. The narrative of particular battles and confrontations is engrossing and illuminating. And the military history is surrounded by smart, compelling, analytic sections on a host of important topics. This book sets the new standard for histories of the war that cost Mexico half its national territory., Presents a comprehensive and exciting New Military History that portrays the conflict from the point of view of ordinary people on both sides...This excellent work, suitable for U.S. and Mexican scholars, students, and wider readers, resets our evaluation of the US-Mexican War. The Dead March reveals a North America more similar and sisterly than historians have generally shown., By examining the motivations and viewpoints of fighters on both sides, Guardino presents a balanced and deeper understanding of the war, challenging readers to determine why and how America triumphed and the long-term ramifications for both countries...Extremely well-researched and highly readable., Guardino's narratives of military engagements are captivating...His close attention to the human tragedy of the 'dead march' offers a model of how students of military history might investigate such conflicts in the future.
Dewey Decimal
973.6/2
Synopsis
Focusing on ordinary Mexicans and Americans, Peter Guardino offers a clearer picture than we have ever had of the brief, bloody war that redrew the map of North America. He shows how dramatically U.S. forces underestimated Mexicans' patriotism, fierce resistance, and bitter resentment of American claims to national and racial superiority., Winner of the Distinguished Book Award, Society for Military History Winner of the Bolton-Johnson Prize, Conference on Latin American History Winner of the Utley Prize, Western History Association 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., Winner of the Bolton-Johnson Prize, Conference on Latin American History Winner of the Utley Prize, Western History Association 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., Winner of the Distinguished Book Award, Society for Military History Winner of the Bolton-Johnson Prize, Conference on Latin American History Winner of the Utley Prize, Western History Association 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.
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