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The Road to Armageddon - Paraguay Versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70 (Hardcover)
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The Road to Armageddon - Paraguay Versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70 (Hardcover)
Series: Latin American & Caribbean Studies
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In 1864 the capture of Brazilian steamer the Marques 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 imagination and left a
tradition of bad feelings, changing politics in South America
forever.This is the definitive work on the Triple Alliance War.
Thomas L. Whigham examines key personalities and military
engagements while exploring the effects of the conflict on
individuals, Paraguayan society, and the continent as a whole. The
Road to Armageddon is the first book utilize a broad range of
primary sources and materials, including testimony from the men and
women who witnessed the war first-hand.
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