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Villa And Zapata Frank McLynn

Villa And Zapata By Frank McLynn

Villa And Zapata by Frank McLynn


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Villa was the Revolution's great military hero, but Zapata was its soul and the only rebel whose revolt was aimed at a genuine root-and-branch transformation of Mexican society.

Villa And Zapata Summary

Villa And Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution by Frank McLynn

The Mexican Revolution (1910-19) was the first seismic social convulsion of the twentieth century, superseded in historical importance only by the Russian and Chinese revolutions. Tierra y Libertad (Land and Liberty) was the watchword of the revolutionaries who fought a succession of autocrats in Mexico City. But the revolution was fired by a confusing multiplicity of issues: local, national, international, cultural, racial and economic. The two greatest rebel leaders were Francisco (Pancho) Villa and Emiliano Zapata, and Frank McLynn here tells the story of the Revolution through a dual biography of these legendary heroes. The great ten-year struggle that devastated Mexico was essentially a war on two fronts: in the north waged by Villa and a mobile army of ex-cowboys and ranchers; and in the south carried on by Zapata and an infantry army recruited from the peons of the sugar plantations. Villa was the Revolution's great military hero, but Zapata was its soul and the only rebel whose revolt was aimed at a genuine root-and-branch transformation of Mexican society. The two men reached the peak of their careers in 1914 when they met briefly in triumph in Mexico City. Failing to make common cause, over the next five years they gradually fell victim to their great rivals, Obregon and Carranza. Mixed up in the turbulent melting pot of the Revolution were the US government, American oil interests and German secret agents, and among the dramatic events McLynn discusses are Villa's raid on Columbus, Pershing's punitive expedition south of the border and the Zimmermann telegraph. Villa and Zapata is an enthralling biography and a remarkable work of history.

Villa And Zapata Reviews

"The Mexican revolution is a fine subject for the particular narrative skills of Frank McLynn, one of Britain's largely unrecognised national treasures. A fluent writer and an indefatigable researcher...compulsively readable... A gripping story" -- Richard Gott * Literary Review *
"'The main achievement of the book is to reduce a fiendishly complicated story into an admirable clear narrative...This is the best attempt to do so that I have read" -- Patrick Marnham * Sunday Times *
"A lucid account...riveting" -- Brian Davis * Time Out *
"Though this is a sober history book...much of it reads like the wildest of westerns...compelling and exciting" -- Peter Lewis * Daily Mail *
"Peppered with anecdotes, driven by a rigorous approach to truth-telling...accessible and well-paced...this is essential reading" -- Michael McCaughan * Irish Times *

About Frank McLynn

Frank McLynn is a highly regarded historian, who specializes in biographies and military history. He has written over 20 books, including critically acclaimed biographies of Napoleon and Richard the Lionheart. Other books include 1066, Stanley, 1759, and Marcus Aurelius. He is a graduate of Wadham College, Oxford, and London University, where he obtained his doctorate.

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GOR002740185
9780712666770
071266677X
Villa And Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution by Frank McLynn
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
2001-09-06
496
N/A
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