Description
| Product ID: | 9781472807250 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Men-at-Arms |
| Title: | Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1864–70 |
| Subtitle: | Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay & Argentina |
| Authors: | Author: Gabriele Esposito, Giuseppe Rava |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Subjects: | History, History, History of the Americas, National liberation and independence, Warfare and defence, Military uniforms / insignia, History of the Americas, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Warfare & defence, Uniforms & insignia |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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 territory diminished, its total population reduced by a staggering 70 per cent, and its economy ruined for generations, while victorious Brazil was established as the predominant military power on the continent. Despite the extraordinary ferocity of the fighting and the significant historical consequences thereafter, little has been published in English on a war that shaped the political map of Latin America to this day. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-03-20 |
