Intervention: The United States and the Mexican Revolution, 1913-1917

The United States began its involvement in the Mexican Revolution in 1913 with President Woodrow Wilson's decision to remove Victoriana Huerta, leader of a military junta that overthrew and murdered Mexico's president, Francisco Madero. Diplomatic actions failing, Wilson occupied Veracruz, cutting off Huerta's supplies of arms from abroad. When in 1916 the legendary bandit Pancho Villa raided Columbus, New Mexico, Wilson sent General John J. Pershing into Chihuahua to capture him.

This story leads readers to increased respect for the people of Mexico and its revolutionary leaders--Zapata, Obregon, Carranza, and Pancho Villa. It shows that, while American troops performed well, U.S. intervention had no effect on the outcome of the Mexican Revolution. The American army had a taste of battle and Pershing went on to become the greatest American hero of the First World War.


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 07/17/1995
ISBN: 9780393313185
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 8.39h x 5.61w x 1.06d

Review Citations: New York Times 08/27/1995 pg. 32
Publishers Weekly 06/19/1995