A. Brooke Caruso

The Mexican Spy Company

United States Covert Operations in Mexico, 1845-1848

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Produktbeschreibung

James Knox Polk (1845-1849) was the first commander-in-chief to demand detailed knowledge of his administration's every action. He made audacious use of covert actions and was determined to keep these operations from the Congress. Polk authorized covert operations in both the Republic of Texas and Mexico to bribe and cajole the Texans into voting to join the Union and to cause the Republic of Texas to be at war with Mexico at the time of annexation. Secret agents were sent to Cuba; spies bribed Mexican officials not to resist the invading Americans. Mexican highwaymen were released from prison, recruited as spies, and known as "the Mexican Spy Company." This revealing study sheds light on all of these activities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 276g
• ISBN-13: 9780786477555
• ISBN-10: 0786477555
• Artikelnr.: 39561751

Autorenporträt

A. Brooke Caruso, a former U.S. Navy officer, with several tours in intelligence billets, lives in Franklin, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Treaty with Spain, 1819: Article III
Part I: Texas
1. Prologue:1825-1845
2. The Secret War
Part II: Mexico
3. Dentist, Merchant, Secret Agent
4. Polk/Santa Anna Joint Covert Operation
5. Covert Operations in the Northern Mexico Campaign
6. Covert Operations in the New Mexico Campaign
7. Covert Operations in the Mexican Province of California
8. Beach and Storms: Secret Agents
9. Central Mexico Campaign of Scott
10. Conclusion
Treaty with Mexico, 1848: Article V
Bibliography
Index