The Road to Armageddon
Paraguay Versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70
Description
In 1864 the capture of Brazilian steamer the Marquês 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. Thomas L. Whigham examines key personalities and military engagements while exploring the effects of the conflict on individuals, Paraguayan society, and the continent as a whole. The Road to Armageddon is the first book utilize a broad range of primary sources and materials, including testimony from the men and women who witnessed the war first-hand.
Reviews
A detailed narrative emphasizing both political and military biography? will prove invaluable for readers.
- J.M. Rosenthal, CHOICE Reviews
Perhaps the best English-language history of this conflict . . . an excellent study that should be the first (and perhaps the last) place for any scholar interested in the War of the Triple Alliance.
—William F. Sater, American Historical Review
Experts will note new insights . . . readers new to the subject will no doubt be impressed by the human tragedy of Paraguay's "Armageddon."
—Victor Izecksohn, Hispanic American Historical Review