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Book The Chaco War 1932   35

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  • Author : Alejandro de Quesada
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2011-11-20
  • ISBN : 1849084173
  • Pages : 49 pages

Download or read book The Chaco War 1932 35 written by Alejandro de Quesada and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-20 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chaco War was massive territorial war between Bolivia and Paraguay, which cost almost a 100,000 lives. An old fashioned territorial dispute, the contested area was the Gran Chaco Boreal, a 100,000-square mile region of swamp, jungle and pampas with isolated fortified towns. The wilderness terrain made operations difficult and costly as the war see-sawed between the two sides. Bolivian troops, under the command of a German general, Hans von Kundt, had early successes, but these stalled in the face of a massive mobilization programme by the Paraguans which saw their force increase in size ten-fold to 60,000 men. This book sheds light on a vicious territorial war that waged in the jungles and swamps of the Gran Chaco and is illustrated with rare photographs and especially commissioned artwork.

Book The Chaco War

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  • Author : Bruce W. Farcau
  • Publisher : Praeger
  • Release : 1996-05-23
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 280 pages

Download or read book The Chaco War written by Bruce W. Farcau and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1996-05-23 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly 100,000 men died during the course of the tragic three-year war between two of the world's poorest nations, Bolivia and Paraguay, in the 1930s. The Chaco War was fought over a worthless stretch of desert scrubland for the pride of political leaders and the ambition of a few military officers. While thousands of illiterate, barefoot, undernourished peasant soldiers fought and died with incredible bravery, their commanders and national leaders fussed and fumed over imagined slights and avoided the peace which was so easily within their reach. The Bolivian military, in particular, performed abysmally. Few wars have been as unnecessary or as costly as the Chaco War.

Book The Chaco War

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  • Author : Bridget Maria Chesterton
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2016-02-25
  • ISBN : 147424887X
  • Pages : 234 pages

Download or read book The Chaco War written by Bridget Maria Chesterton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1932 Bolivia and Paraguay went to war over the Chaco region in South America. The war lasted three years and approximately 52,000 Bolivians and Paraguayans died. Moving beyond the battlefields of the Chaco War, this volume highlights the forgotten narratives of the war. Studying the environmental, ethnic, and social realities of the war in both Bolivia and Paraguay, the contributors examine the conflict that took place between 1932 and 1936 and explore its relationship with and impact on nationalism, activism and modernity. Beginning with an overview of the war, the book goes on to explore many new approaches to the conflict, and the contributors address topics such as the environmental challenges faced by the forces involved, the role of indigenous peoples, the impact of oil nationalism and the conflict's aftermath. This is a volume that will be of interest to anyone working on modern Latin America and the relationship between war and society.

Book The Bolivia Paraguay Strife

Download or read book The Bolivia Paraguay Strife written by and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Pamphlets on the Bolivia Paraguay strife not separately cataloged

Download or read book Pamphlets on the Bolivia Paraguay strife not separately cataloged written by and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Green Hell

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  • Author : Adrian J. English
  • Publisher : Spellmount, Limited Publishers
  • Release : 2007
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 260 pages

Download or read book The Green Hell written by Adrian J. English and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Green Hell

Book The Chaco War 1932 1935

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  • Author : Antonio Luis Sapienza
  • Publisher : Helion and Company
  • Release : 2020-08-17
  • ISBN : 1915113415
  • Pages : 73 pages

Download or read book The Chaco War 1932 1935 written by Antonio Luis Sapienza and published by Helion and Company. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chaco War was the first modern conflict in South America. Over time, it became the topic of many volumes published in both Bolivia and Paraguay – first by veterans, such as the commanders-in-chief, and the commanders of army corps’, regiments or battalions, and by other ranks, in the form of personal memoirs or wider histories, and using a wide variety of sources. Subsequently, the conflict attracted attention of many foreign writers, foremost from the United States of America and Europe, who researched it with great interest. Hundreds of related articles have also been published. Nevertheless, The Chaco War, 1932-1935 is the first ever concise history of this conflict, providing the reader with the full background to this conflict, the military build-up of the Bolivian and Paraguayan armed forces, a blow-by-blow account of Bolivian penetration of this territory since the early 20th Century, precise details on troops mobilized for the war by both sides, all of the battles fought between the belligerents, and their casualties. Two very different military concepts faced each other: the German General Hans Kundt, a First World War veteran, hired by the Bolivian Government, was a proponent of the typical Prussian tactics of front attacks regardless of cost, but also of the strategy of taking and controlling as much territory as possible without annihilating the enemy. The Paraguayan Lieutenant-Colonel José Felix Estigarribia (later promoted to Colonel, and then General), took his specialization courses in Chile and France, and was a proponent of tactics of using trench warfare for defense, and flanking the enemy when in the offensive. Eventually, Estigarribia’s ideas proved their worth – partially because his forces managed to capture huge stocks of Bolivian arms and ammunition throughout the war. This is also the first book to provide an exclusive collection of photographs from the archives of the Institute of History and Military Museum of Ministry of National Defence of Paraguay, and several private archives in Paraguay and Bolivia. Perfectly complementing the earlier volume The Chaco Air War of the Latin America@War series, The Chaco War, 1932-1935 provides an indispensable, single-point-source-of-reference for enthusiasts and professionals alike.

Book Paraguay  a Gallant Little Nation

Download or read book Paraguay a Gallant Little Nation written by Philip De Ronde and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Strife Between Bolivia and Paraquay

Download or read book The Strife Between Bolivia and Paraquay written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Chaco War and the United States

Download or read book The Chaco War and the United States written by Enrique Finot and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Chaco Dispute

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  • Author : Russell Morgan Cooper
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1934
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 32 pages

Download or read book The Chaco Dispute written by Russell Morgan Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Chaco War  1932 1935

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  • Author : Antonio Luis Sapienza
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-05-19
  • ISBN : 9781913118730
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book The Chaco War 1932 1935 written by Antonio Luis Sapienza and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chaco War was the first modern conflict in South America. Over time, it became the topic of many volumes published in both Bolivia and Paraguay - first by veterans, such as the commanders-in-chief, and the commanders of army corps', regiments or battalions, and by other ranks, in the form of personal memoirs or wider histories, and using a wide variety of sources. Subsequently, the conflict attracted attention of many foreign writers, foremost from the United States of America and Europe, who researched it with great interest. Hundreds of related articles have also been published.Nevertheless, 'The Chaco War, 1932-1935' is the first ever concise history of this conflict, providing the reader with the full background to this conflict, the military build-up of the Bolivian and Paraguayan armed forces, a blow-by-blow account of Bolivian penetration of this territory since the early 20th Century, precise details on troops mobilised for the war by both sides, all of the battles fought between the belligerents, and their casualties.Two very different military concepts faced each other: the German General Hans Kundt, a First World War veteran, hired by the Bolivian Government, was a proponent of the typical Prussian tactics of front attacks regardless of cost, but also of the strategy of taking and controlling as much territory as possible without annihilating the enemy.The Paraguayan Lieutenant-Colonel José Felix Estigarribia (later promoted to Colonel, and then General), took his specialization courses in Chile and France, and was a proponent of tactics of using trench warfare for defence, and flanking the enemy when in the offensive.Eventually, Estigarribia's ideas proved their worth - partially because his forces managed to capture huge stocks of Bolivian arms and ammunition throughout the war.This is also the first book to provide an exclusive collection of photographs from the archives of the Institute of History and Military Museum of Ministry of National Defence of Paraguay, and several private archives in Paraguay and Bolivia.Perfectly complementing the earlier volume 'The Chaco Air War' of the Latin America@War series, 'The Chaco War' provides an indispensable, single-point-source-of-reference for enthusiasts and professionals alike.

Book Supply of Arms and War Material to Bolivia and Paraguay

Download or read book Supply of Arms and War Material to Bolivia and Paraguay written by League of Nations. Delegation from Bolivia and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Note Regarding the Supply of Arms and War Material to Bolivia and Paraguay

Download or read book Note Regarding the Supply of Arms and War Material to Bolivia and Paraguay written by League of Nations. Council. Committee of Three on the Dispute between Bolivia and Paraguay and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bolivia s Radical Tradition

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  • Author : S. S‡ndor John
  • Publisher : University of Arizona Press
  • Release : 2009-11-15
  • ISBN : 9780816527649
  • Pages : 350 pages

Download or read book Bolivia s Radical Tradition written by S. S‡ndor John and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In December 2005, following a series of convulsive upheavals that saw the overthrow of two presidents in three years, Bolivian peasant leader Evo Morales became the first Indian president in South American history. Consequently, according to S. S‡ndor John, Bolivia symbolizes new shifts in Latin America, pushed by radical social movements of the poor, the dispossessed, and indigenous people once crossed off the maps of ÒofficialÓ history. But, as John explains, Bolivian radicalism has a distinctive genealogy that does not fit into ready-made patterns of the Latin American left. According to its author, this book grew out of a desire to answer nagging questions about this unusual place. Why was Bolivia home to the most persistent and heroically combative labor movement in the Western Hemisphere? Why did this movement take root so deeply and so stubbornly? What does the distinctive radical tradition of Trotskyism in Bolivia tell us about the past fifty years there, and what about the explosive developments of more recent years? To answer these questions, John clearly and carefully pieces together a fragmented past to show a part of Latin American radical history that has been overlooked for far too long. Based on years of research in archives and extensive interviews with labor, peasant, and student activistsÑas well as Chaco War veterans and prominent political figuresÑthe book brings together political, social, and cultural history, linking the origins of Bolivian radicalism to events unfolding today in the country that calls itself Òthe heart of South America.Ó

Book Bridges Over Water  Understanding Transboundary Water Conflict  Negotiation And Cooperation  Second Edition

Download or read book Bridges Over Water Understanding Transboundary Water Conflict Negotiation And Cooperation Second Edition written by Ariel Dinar and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridges over Water places the study of transboundary water conflicts, negotiation, and cooperation in the context of various disciplines, such as international relations, international law, international negotiations, and economics. It demonstrates their application, using various quantitative approaches, such as river basin modeling, quantitative negotiation theory, and game theory. Case-studies of particular transboundary river basins, lakes, and aquifers are also considered.This second edition updates the literature on international water and in-depth analyses on political developments and cooperation between riparian states. With an appended chapter on principles and practices of negotiation, and a new case study on the La Plata Basin, this edition is a timely update to the field of transboundary water studies.