{"product_id":"the-road-to-armageddon-paraguay-versus-the-triple-alliance-1866-70-hardback-9781773854274","title":"The Road to Armageddon; Paraguay Versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70 (Hardback) 9781773854274","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Road to Armageddon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eParaguay Versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas L. Whigham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781773854274\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 December 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e672 pages, 29 illustrations, 8 maps, 1 table\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 18.9 x 5.1 cm, 1.316 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Armageddon\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University of Calgary Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52521322774808,"sku":"9781773854274","price":59.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-road-to-armageddon-paraguay-versus-the-triple-alliance-1866-70-hardback-9781773854274","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}