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Murder and counterrevolution in Mexico [electronic resource] : the eyewitness account of German Ambassador Paul von Hintze, 1912-1914 / edited and with an introduction by Friedrich E. Schuler

Author
Hintze, Paul von, 1864-1941
Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2015.
Physical Description
xiii, 281 pages ; 23 cm.
Additional Creators
Schuler, Friedrich Engelbert, 1960-
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Contents
An eyewitness learns about revolutionary Mexico : transnational impressions -- The path to Madero's assassination : an hour-by-hour account -- Getting to know the dictator : Victoriano Huerta governs -- Toppling the mad tyrant : a day-by-day account of an ordeal -- Whisking Huerta into European exile : bad guys don't always die.
Summary
"Admiral Paul von Hintze arrived in Mexico in the spring of 1911, to serve as Germany's ambassador to a country in a state of revolution. Germany's emperor Wilhelm II had selected Hintze as his personal eyes and ears in Mexico (and concomitantly the neighboring United States) during the portentous years leading up to the First World War. The ambassador benefited from a network of informers throughout Mexico and was closely involved in the country's political and diplomatic machinations as the violent revolution played out. "Murder and Counterrevolution in Mexico" presents Hintze's eyewitness accounts of these turbulent years. Hintze's diary, telegrams, letters, and other records, translated, edited, and annotated by Friedrich E. Schuler, offer detailed insight into Victoriano Huerta's overthrow and assassination of Francisco Madero and Huerta's ensuing dictatorship and chronicle the U.S.-supported resistance. Showcasing the political relationship between Germany and Mexico, Hintze's suspenseful, often daily diary entries provide new insight into the turmoil of the Mexican Revolution, including U.S. diplomatic maneuvers and subterfuge, as well as an intriguing backstory to the infamous 1917 Zimmermann Telegram, which precipitated U.S. entry into World War I." -- Provided by publisher.
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9780803249639 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (page 273) and index.
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