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Felix A. Sommerfeld and the Mexican Front in the great war, by Heribert von Feilitzsch

Felix A. Sommerfeld (1879-after 1930) was a German secret agent in Mexico between 1908 and 1919. He was involved in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) as well as World War I intrigue. He produced a network of agents along the Mexican-American border. This involved Texas. He was chief of the Mexician Secret service under President Francisco I. Mafero and later worked as a diplomat and arms buyer for Venustiano Carranza and Francisco "Pancho" VillaCast of characters (p. ix-xv) gives brief alphabetical identification to numerous individualsThe author examined mountains of archival documentation to bring out the story of German intrigue in Mexico to provoke conflict on the US-Mexican border and attempt to keep the U.S. from aiding the Allies. The roles of German spies Felix Sommerfeld and Dr. Arnoldo Krumm-Heller and other emerge

First edition.

9780985031749

xxiv, 346 pages, illustrations, maps, 24 cm.

(OCoLC)ocn907798367(OCoLC)907798367