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The War of the Triple Alliance is the largest single conflict in the history of South America. Drawing Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay into conflict the war was characterized by extraordinarily high casualty rates, and was to shape the future of an entire continent - depopulating Paraguay and establishing Brazil as the predominant military power. Despite the importance of the war, little information is available in English about the armies that fought it. 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,…mehr
The War of the Triple Alliance is the largest single conflict in the history of South America. Drawing Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay into conflict the war was characterized by extraordinarily high casualty rates, and was to shape the future of an entire continent - depopulating Paraguay and establishing Brazil as the predominant military power. Despite the importance of the war, little information is available in English about the armies that fought it. 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.
GABRIELE ESPOSITO is a professor of modern history, a freelance researcher and an author of military history books, specializing in uniformology. His interests range from ancient civilizations to modern postcolonial conflicts including 19th-century Italian, Spanish and Latin American wars. His books and essays have been published by Pen & Sword, Winged Hussar and Libreria Editrice Goriziana and he contributes to a variety of specialist military-history journals. He has written various titles for Osprey including MAA 499 Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1864-70 and MAA 541 Armies of the War of the Grand Alliance 1688-97.
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
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
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