The Road to Armageddon
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The Road to Armageddon

Paraguay Versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70

  1. 672 pages
  2. English
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The Road to Armageddon

Paraguay Versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70

About this book

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 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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Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Maps
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Abbreviations
  5. Illustrations
  6. Introduction
  7. THE ARMIES INVADE
  8. VAST FIELDS OF DEATH
  9. A MARCH THROUGH THE SWAMPS
  10. RISKS AND SETBACKS
  11. THE ALLIES STUMBLE
  12. INNOVATIONS AND LIMITATIONS
  13. THE ONGOING RESISTANCE
  14. THE COST OF ENDURANCE
  15. A CRUEL ATTRITION
  16. THE NATION CONSUMES ITS OWN
  17. BLEEDING, DROP BY DROP
  18. THE DECEMBER CAMPAIGN
  19. ANOTHER PAUSE
  20. RESISTANCE TO NO AVAIL
  21. THE NEW PARAGUAY AND THE OLD
  22. THE END OF IT
  23. Epilogue
  24. Notes
  25. Glossary
  26. Bibliography
  27. Index