The Chaco War was the first modern conflict in South America. Over
time, it became the topic of many volumes published in both Bolivia
and Paraguay - first by veterans, such as the commanders-in-chief,
and the commanders of army corps', regiments or battalions, and by
other ranks, in the form of personal memoirs or wider histories,
and using a wide variety of sources. Subsequently, the conflict
attracted attention of many foreign writers, foremost from the
United States of America and Europe, who researched it with great
interest. Hundreds of related articles have also been published.
Nevertheless, 'The Chaco War, 1932-1935' is the first ever concise
history of this conflict, providing the reader with the full
background to this conflict, the military build-up of the Bolivian
and Paraguayan armed forces, a blow-by-blow account of Bolivian
penetration of this territory since the early 20th Century, precise
details on troops mobilised for the war by both sides, all of the
battles fought between the belligerents, and their casualties. Two
very different military concepts faced each other: the German
General Hans Kundt, a First World War veteran, hired by the
Bolivian Government, was a proponent of the typical Prussian
tactics of front attacks regardless of cost, but also of the
strategy of taking and controlling as much territory as possible
without annihilating the enemy. The Paraguayan Lieutenant-Colonel
Jose Felix Estigarribia (later promoted to Colonel, and then
General), took his specialization courses in Chile and France, and
was a proponent of tactics of using trench warfare for defence, and
flanking the enemy when in the offensive. Eventually,
Estigarribia's ideas proved their worth - partially because his
forces managed to capture huge stocks of Bolivian arms and
ammunition throughout the war. This is also the first book to
provide an exclusive collection of photographs from the archives of
the Institute of History and Military Museum of Ministry of
National Defence of Paraguay, and several private archives in
Paraguay and Bolivia. Perfectly complementing the earlier volume
The Chaco Air War of the Latin America@War series, The Chaco War
provides an indispensable, single-point-source-of-reference for
enthusiasts and professionals alike.
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