The Paraguayan War : : causes and early conduct / / Thomas L. Whigham.
Reissued with a new introduction by the author, The Paraguayan War is an engrossing and comprehensive account of the origins and early campaigns of the deadliest and most extensive interstate war ever fought in Latin America. One of the first significant investigations of the Paraguayan War availabl...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Calgary, Alberta : : University of Calgary Press,, [2018] ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (576 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations and Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Dawn of Nationhood
- Environment and Society
- The Rise of Politics
- War and Nation Building
- Uneasy Neighbors
- Paraguay Faces the Empire
- The Misiones and Chaco Disputes
- The Uruguayan Imbroglio
- The War Begins
- Military Preparedness
- Mato Grosso Campaign
- Neutrality Tested
- The Paraguayan Offensive
- Corrientes under the Gun
- The Battle of the Riachuelo
- The March into Rio Grande
- The Tide Turns
- Missteps in the South
- The Seige of Uruguaiana
- Retreat to Paso de la Patria
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index