An Affair of Honor: Woodrow Wilson
An Affair of Honor: Woodrow Wilson and the Occupation of Veracruz is an in-depth look at the policies Wilson followed to occupy Mexico during the reign of General Victoriano Huerta. The invasion happened in 1914, when military troops docked at the harbor of Veracruz and took over the city. The occupation became a learning experience for our Nation and especially our President in foreign affairs in helping a Democracy get started in another country. The author conveys his thoughts in one passage "Wilson, however, clothed American aggression with the sanctimonious raiment of idealism. In insisting upon the morality of his acts, he aroused both the hatred and the scorn of the Mexicans-hatred over the invasion but a deep scorn for what they saw as his hypocrisy"(Quirk). This stated thesis expresses the actual feelings Quirk has for the President of the United States. The book was 1st published in 1962, 48yrs after the invasion of Veracruz. So, the author had to use many sources to get his point across for writing the book. He used many published reports to illustrate his idea of Veracruz. He used books to get quotes, such as "Arthur S. Link's Woodrow Wilson: The New Freedom, Ray S. Baker's Woodrow Wilson, Life and Letters an
There are two reviews that came to my attention. The University of Kentucky Press posted the first review in 1962 for the Mississippi Valley Historical Association. This review summarized all of Quirk's optimism and helped talk about the book very well. The review got the point across about the book, but did not establish good facts about how Quirk went about on getting his information. The review was published in 1962, the same year it came out. The Book Review Digest of 1963 had the most thorough and strait to the point review. The review was published in 1963 and on page 826 of the Digest. This published review noted, "Professor Quirk has done an excellent job of finding the available materials both in the United States and Mexico"(Digest). In An Affair of Honor: Woodrow Wilson And the Occupation of Veracruz the author bashes the President for his misuse of power. Quirk lets the reader know his stand on the invasion in the opening preface of the book. The main problem with the occupation was that the problems in Mexico did not change when the invasion was over. Only thing it did was get Huerta out of rule in Mexico. This was the main plan that Wilson wanted to establish in Mexico. So, if anything good came out of the situation, this would be the only thing. The st
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Approximate Word count = 873
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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