Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1864-70: Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay & Argentina

by Gabriele Esposito and Giuseppe Rava

Between 1864 and 1870 four nations fought in an extraordinarily bloody war - the largest in the history of South America. The powerhouses Argentina and Brazil alongside tiny Uruguay on one side, and the small but increasingly-powerful Paraguay on the other, fought a conflict that was almost contemporary with the American Civil War and Franco-Prussian War, and rivalled their very high casualty rates. The aftermath of the war saw defeated Paraguay's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472807251
• ISBN13: 9781472807250
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 9.5"