The Road to Armageddon
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 imaginati...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-906122025-03-16T09:18:24Z The Road to Armageddon Whigham, Thomas L. Nationalism War Latin America Political Science 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. 2022-08-03T05:21:50Z 2022-08-03T05:21:50Z 2022-07-18T11:54:53Z 2017 book ONIX_20220718_9781552388105_80 OCN: 1015953397 14982366 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57503 9781552388105 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/90612 eng Latin American & Caribbean Studies open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/57503/1/9781552388105.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/57503/1/9781552388105.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/57503/1/9781552388105.pdf University of Calgary Press 388fac32-9167-49a8-bb2b-bc9412a7d937 9781552388105 672 Calgary open access |
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