The Paraguayan War Causes And Early Conduct

Author : Thomas Whigham
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803247869

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The Paraguayan War: Causes and early conduct by Thomas Whigham Pdf

The Paraguayan War (1864?70) was the deadliest and most extensive interstate war ever fought in Latin America. The conflict involving Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil killed hundreds of thousands of people and had dire consequences for the Paraguayan dictator Francisco Solano L¢pez and his nation. Though the Paraguayan War stirs the same emotions in South Americans as does the Civil War in the United States, there have been few significant investigations of the war available in English. In this first of two volumes, Thomas L. Whigham provides an engrossing and comprehensive account of the war's origins and early campaigns, and he guides the reader through the complexities of South American nationalism, military development, and political intrigue. Whigham portrays the conflict as bloody and inexcusable, though it paved the way for more modern societies in the continent. The Paraguayan War fills an important gap in our understanding of Latin American history.

Author : Thomas Whigham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Paraguayan War, 1865-1870
ISBN : 1552389944

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The Paraguayan War by Thomas Whigham Pdf

"'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."--

Author : Thomas L. Whigham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 1552389960

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The Paraguayan War by Thomas L. Whigham Pdf

"'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."--

Author : Thomas L. Whigham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-11
Category : International relations
ISBN : 1773854275

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The Road to Armageddon by Thomas L. Whigham Pdf

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.

Author : Thomas L. Whigham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:634137934

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“The” Paraguayan War by Thomas L. Whigham Pdf

Author : Pelham Horton Box
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Paraguayan War, 1865-1870
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173022945700

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The Origins of the Paraguayan War by Pelham Horton Box Pdf

Author : Leslie Bethell
Publisher : University of London Press
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173006230460

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The Paraguayan War (1864-1870) by Leslie Bethell Pdf

Author : Hendrik Kraay,Thomas Whigham
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173017108924

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I Die with My Country by Hendrik Kraay,Thomas Whigham Pdf

The Paraguayan War (1864–70) was the most extensive and profound interstate war ever fought in South America. It directly involved the four countries of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay and took the lives of hundreds of thousands, combatants and noncombatants alike. While the war still stirs emotions on the southern continent, until today few scholars from outside the region have taken on the daunting task of analyzing the conflict. In this compilation of ten essays, historians from Canada, the United States, Germany, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay address its many tragic complexities. Each scholar examines a particular facet of the war, including military mobilization, home-front activities, the war’s effects on political culture, war photography, draft resistance, race issues, state formation, and the role of women in the war. The editors’ introduction provides a balance to the many perspectives collected here while simultaneously integrating them into a comprehensible whole, thus making the book a compelling read for social historians and military buffs alike.

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472834416

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The Paraguayan War 1864–70 by Gabriele Esposito Pdf

The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was the largest and most important military conflict in the history of South America, after the Wars of Independence, and its only true 'continental' war. It involved four countries and lasted for more than five years, during which Paraguay fought alone against a powerful alliance formed by Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. This conflict was remarkable in its huge scale and its terrible cost in lives, with the catastrophic human price paid by Paraguay amounting to more than 300,000 men, a loss of some 70% of the country's total population. The war was a real revolution for the armies of South America, and the first truly modern conflict of the continent. When the war began in 1864, the armies were small, poorly trained and badly equipped semi-professional forces. However, by the time the war ended, most of them had adopted percussion rifles employing the Minié system and new weapons like breech-loading rifles and Gatling machine guns were being tested on the continent for the first time. This title covers the whole span of the war, from the early days when the conflict primarily involved small columns of a few thousand men seeking each other out in rugged and sparsely inhabited territory, through to the later Napoleonic-style positional battles fought at points of strategic importance. It also explores the unique challenges presented by the humid, subtropical climate, including the devastating impact of disease on the troops.

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Winged Hussar Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0997094656

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The War of the Triple Alliance by Gabriele Esposito Pdf

A detailed and illustration work on the most deadly conflict in the history of Latin America The War of the Triple Alliance an international military conflict fought in South America from 1864 to 1870 between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. It was the deadliest war in Latin America’s history with an estimated 400,000 deaths. It was particularly devastating in Paraguay which suffered catastrophic losses in population – some claim that almost 70% of its adult male population died – and was forced to cede territory to Argentina and Brazil. The main aim of this book is to present a complete presentation of the organization, uniforms and weapons of the South American armies involved in the War of the Triple Alliance. This includes eight original illustrations by noted military artist - Guiseppe Rava.

Author : Frank O. Mora,Jerry Wilson Cooney
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780820338989

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Paraguay and the United States by Frank O. Mora,Jerry Wilson Cooney Pdf

Ranging from the 1840s through the early twenty-first century, this study of shared political, economic, and cultural histories fills significant gaps in our understanding of Paraguayan-U.S. relations. Frank O. Mora and Jerry W. Cooney tell how an initially rocky beginning between the two countries, marked by diplomatic posturing, shows of military force, and failed business schemes, gave way to a calmer period during which the United States backed Paraguay's territorial claims against its neighbors, prospects grew brighter for American entrepreneurs, and Paraguay embraced Pan-Americanism. It was not until the 1930s that the two countries engaged in earnest as the United States attempted to mediate the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia. Then, as the authors write, "hemispheric solidarity in World War II, the cold war in Latin America, the 'balance of power' among states in the Río de la Plata, and the question of U.S. support for, or aid to, Latin American dictators" became matters of mutual interest. The dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner (1954-89) spanned much of this era, and a shared attitude of realpolitik typified U.S.-Paraguayan relations during his rule. Post-Stroessner, the United States has stood by Paraguay during its transition to democracy, despite lingering concerns about such issues as drug trafficking and intellectual piracy. The countries should grow closer with time, the authors conclude, if Paraguay resists the continent's leftward political shift and remains a solid partner in U.S. antiterror initiatives in South America.

Author : Roger Kohn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1434319806

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Weep, Grey Bird, Weep by Roger Kohn Pdf

Weep, Grey Bird, Weep is the story of the most extraordinary love story of the 19th century, set against the background of the most disastrous war ever fought. The war saw the tiny republic of Paraguay fighting against the combined forces of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. By the time the war ended, in March 1870, Paraguay's population had been reduced by more than half, and 80 per cent of the male population had been killed. Paraguay's leader in this war was Francisco Solano Lopez and by his side was his devoted lover, a girl from Ireland called Eliza Lynch. He was killed on the last day of the war and she buried him and their eldest son, who died trying to protect her, with her bare hands.

Author : Marcela Vásquez-Léon,Brian J. Burke,Timothy J. Finan
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780816534746

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Cooperatives, Grassroots Development, and Social Change by Marcela Vásquez-Léon,Brian J. Burke,Timothy J. Finan Pdf

"Provides a cross-country comparison of smallholder agricultural cooperatives in Paraguay, Brazil and Colombia, revealing immense opportunities and challenges for community development, empowerment, and social change"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Pelham Horton Box
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Paraguayan War, 1865-1870
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173018709330

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The Origins of the Paraguayan War by Pelham Horton Box Pdf

Author : Bruce W. Farcau
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037483339

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The Chaco War by Bruce W. Farcau Pdf

Nearly 100,000 men died during the course of the tragic three-year war between two of the world's poorest nations, Bolivia and Paraguay, in the 1930s. The Chaco War was fought over a worthless stretch of desert scrubland for the pride of political leaders and the ambition of a few military officers. While thousands of illiterate, barefoot, undernourished peasant soldiers fought and died with incredible bravery, their commanders and national leaders fussed and fumed over imagined slights and avoided the peace which was so easily within their reach. The Bolivian military, in particular, performed abysmally. Few wars have been as unnecessary or as costly as the Chaco War.