Gabriele Esposito

Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1864-70

Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay & Argentina
Illustrator: Rava, Giuseppe

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The War of the Triple Alliance is the largest single conflict in the history of South America. This book analyzes the combatants of the four nations caught up in the war, telling the story of the men who fought on each side, illustrated with contemporary paintings, prints, and early photographs.

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Produktdetails

• Men-at-Arms
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 187mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 198g
• ISBN-13: 9781472807250
• ISBN-10: 1472807251
• Artikelnr.: 41196973

Autorenporträt

Gabriele Esposito is an Italian native, and a long-time student of South American wars. He has previously written magazine articles on the War of the Triple Alliance amongst other subjects. The author lives in Caserta, Italy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: the background & regional rivalries
Chronology
The Paraguayan offensive, 1865-66
The Allied counter-offensive, 1867-68: development of Allied military superiority, and first serious Paraguayan defeats
The occupation of Paraguay, 1869-70, and the guerrilla resistance
Naval operations: riverine and maritime
The Armies (organization, commanders, tactics, operations and uniforms of): Paraguayan Republic - Brazilian Empire - Argentine Republic - Uruguayan Republic
Conclusion: aftermath and consequences
Bibliography
Colour plate commentaries
Index