The Mexican National Army, 1822-1852 (Texas a&M University Military History Series)
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The army of thirty-five thousand that engineered Mexico's independence was a melting pot of insurgent and royalist forces held together by the lure of rapid promotions and other military remuneration.
Overwhelmed with internal threats such as Indian skirmishes and peasant uprisings, this poorly motivated, ill-trained army seldom enjoyed the respite, resources, or direction necessary to overcome challenges to territorial sovereignty posed by Spain, France, Texas, and the United States during Mexico's first three decades of nationhood.
William A. DePalo, Jr., studies the birth and tumultuous adolescence of the Mexican National Army and examines how regional, social, political, and economic factors ate away at its institutional framework and on the Mexican government's attempts at military reform, causing Mexico to eventually lose nearly one-half of its national territory.
"DePalo's research is thorough and impressive."--Military History of the West
"For the Mexican War buff, this is an important book."--Military Images
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William A. DePalo, Jr., presents the first English-language study of the Mexican national army from its genesis in 1822 to mid-century, when the independence-era protagonist faded from the national scene. The author gives substantive treatment to the various military reform programs undertaken to provide Mexico with a proficient and affordable armed force. To measure institutional proficiency, DePalo renders detailed analyses of the army's performance in answering the external challenges to Mexican territorial integrity posed in turn by Spain, Texas, France, and the United States. Also scrutinized are the endless peasant disturbances, Indian hostilities, and military uprisings that sapped army resources and detracted from its national security role. DePalo's penetrating analyses and succinct conclusions clearly explain how the regionalization and politicization of the military retarded the nation's political, social, and economic development and contributed to the loss of nearly one-half of Mexico's national territory.
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Hardcover
edition.
The Mexican National Army, 1822-1852 (Texas a&M University Military History Series)
The Mexican National Army, 1822-1852 (Texas a&M University Military History Series),William A., Jr. DePalo,Texas A&M University Press,1585443972,History,History - General History,Latin America - Mexico,Military,Military - General
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