Punitive Expedition Into Mexico 1916

<p>This study examines the political-military insights offered by the Punitive Expedition into Mexico 10 March 1916 to 5 February 1917. This thesis uncovers these insights by examining how Major General Frederick Funston commander of the United States Southern Department and Brigadier General John J. Pershing commander of the Punitive Expedition in conjunction with the Department of War and the Department of State within the Wilson Administration planned and conducted this nearly year-long campaign. This study examines how Funston and Pershing planned and conducted a military campaign in a country with which the United States was not at war as well as a campaign characterized by numerous restraints placed upon its operations by the Wilson Administration. As such this study highlights several important insights into the nature of an operation in a restrictive environment to include the importance of establishing clearly defined and achievable objectives establishing and maintaining legitimacy maintaining perseverance establishing unity of effort operating with restraint and continuously maintaining security of friendly forces.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>