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

by John S.D. Eisenhower

Book Overview

In May 1916, six American soldiers led by Lieutenant George S. Patton, Jr., surrounded a building near Rubio, Chihuahua. When the occupants burst out of the door, guns blazing, Patton and his men cut... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393035735
• ISBN13: 9780393035735
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 393 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Good and Easy-Reading History

Great book for an introduction to the subject! It does a good job of covering the topic with plenty of good historical context and in the framework of the political machinations of the time. John Eisenhower writes in a smooth and easy-to-read style, and he throws in personal experiences of some of those who lived (and died) through some of these events, to keep it personal and interesting. I highly recommend this book for the history-lover who wants to learn about this particular time of Mexican-American relations.

Intervention

Eye opening view of our conveniently forgotten military actions with our neighbor to the south. Also provides insight into our current intervention mentality. Must read!!

Pancho and Pershing

Tough as nails history that tells of Mexico during the years of revolution and civil war. Pancho Villa and John "Blackjack" Pershing's punitive expedition is the focal point of the book. The author explains that bungling interventions in Mexico by American politicians didn't alter the fact that Mexicans ultimately determined their own governement. The book is a good introduction to a subject that may be obscure to many American readers, especially 85 years later. Eisenhower does well fleshing out details in the text, in several appendices, and thorough notations. Only a fellow named "Eisenhower" can give one this powerful insider perspective of military and political history. Recommended for multiple reading and further study. ;-)

"Intervention: The United States and the Mexican Revolution"

I found this book to be extremely well written. It is a topic that engenders many passions, and, opinions on this topic often are based on these passions. The author plainly puts the historical events in perspective in a way that all the events and the characters make sense. The author does not take sides even though he may glamorize Pershing somewhat. The organization of the book is superb and the descriptions of specific events and of specific characters such as Madero, Zapata, Carranza, Huerta, Funston, Obregon and others are excellent. I would recommend this book to anybody, Mexican, American or otherwise, interested in the events of this inevitable and tragic period in the history of Mexico. A very "readable" book. Juan Cardenas

Excellent overview for the non specialist.

This book is an excellent sythesis of the latest research and writings of the specialists in the field of US Mexican relations. It is just enough for the non specialist to enjoy and frankly, for a specialist such as myself in this period, I found it well worth reading too. It reads well and can be read in a couple of days at most. While I have had for even longer a copy of Alan Knight's massive synthesis I admit that I have yet to read that one all the way through. Just the footnotes alone could take a day. If you want a good sort out of the major players on both sides of the border this is for you. Ronald Atkins' Revolution once was the "one book if you're having only one", but that one is long out of print. This is an even better one.