The Road to Armageddon: Paraguay Versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70

by Thomas L. Whigham

Book Overview

In 1864 the capture of Brazilian steamer the Marqu s 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552388093
• ISBN13: 9781552388099
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: University of Calgary Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.0" x 8.8"