Murder and Counterrevolution in Mexico
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Murder and Counterrevolution in Mexico

The Eyewitness Account of German Ambassador Paul von Hintze, 1912-1914

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Murder and Counterrevolution in Mexico

The Eyewitness Account of German Ambassador Paul von Hintze, 1912-1914

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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.

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Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781496206039
Topic
History
Subtopic
Mexican History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Editor’s Note
  9. Introduction
  10. 1. An Eyewitness Learns about Revolutionary Mexico: Transnational Impressions
  11. 2. The Path to Madero’s Assassination: An Hour-by-Hour Account
  12. 3. Getting to Know the Dictator: Victoriano Huerta Governs
  13. 4. Toppling the Mad Tyrant: A Day-by-Day Account of an Ordeal
  14. 5. Whisking Huerta into European Exile: Bad Guys Don’t Always Die
  15. Notes
  16. Additional Reading
  17. Index