03178nam 2200625 450 991034671300332120220801164224.01-55238-810-71-55238-811-51-55238-812-3(CKB)3790000000540818(Au-PeEL)EBL5192406(CaPaEBR)ebr11485167(CaONFJC)MIL1056284(OCoLC)1015953397(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/90612(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/dvrxwm(MiAaPQ)EBC5192406(PPN)238404803(EXLCZ)99379000000054081820180116h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe road to Armageddon Paraguay versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70 /Thomas L. WhighamCalgaryUniversity of Calgary Press2017Calgary, Alberta :University of Calgary Press,2017.©20171 online resource (584 pages) illustrations, mapsLatin American and Caribbean Series,1925-9638 ;Number 141-55238-809-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Latin American and Caribbean series ;Number 14.Paraguayan War, 1865-1870ParaguayHistory1811-1870BrazilHistoryEmpire, 1822-1889NationalismWarLatin AmericaPolitical ScienceParaguayan War, 1865-1870.989.205Whigham Thomas L.918022Whigham Thomas LothMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910346713003321The road to Armageddon2058385UNINA