The road to Armageddon : : Paraguay versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70 /

The road to Armageddon : : Paraguay versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70 / / Thomas L. Whigham.

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In 1864 the capture of Brazilian steamer the Marquês de Olinda initiated South America's most significant war. Thousands of Brazilian, Argentine, and Uruguayan soldiers engaged in a protracted siege of Paraguay, leaving the Paraguayan economy and population devastated. The suffering defied imag...

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Superior document:Latin American and Caribbean Series, Number 14
VerfasserIn:
Whigham, Thomas L.,
Sonstige:
Whigham, Thomas L.
Place / Publishing House:Calgary, Alberta : : University of Calgary Press,, 2017.
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Latin American and Caribbean series ; Number 14.
Physical Description:1 online resource (584 pages) :; illustrations, maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Armies Invade
  • Vast Fields of Death
  • A March through the Swamps
  • Risks and Setbacks
  • The Allies Stumble
  • Innovations and Limitations
  • The Ongoing Resistance
  • The Cost of Endurance
  • A Cruel Attrition
  • The Nation Consumes Its Own
  • Bleeding, Drop by Drop
  • The December Campaign
  • Another Pause
  • Resistance to No Avail
  • The New Paraguay and the Old
  • The End of It
  • Epilogue.

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