
The Chaco War
Bolivia and Paraguay, 1932-1935
Bruce W. Farcau(Author)
Praeger Publishers Inc
Published on 23. May 1996
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-275-95218-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
573 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-275-95218-1 (9780275952181)
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BRUCE FARCAU has been an officer in the U.S. Foreign Service for nearly 20 years and has served at posts throughout Latin America and Western Europe.
Content
Preface Laguna Grande The Chaco Bolivia Paraguay Pitiantuta Boqueron Kilometer 7 Corrales Nanawa Toledo and Fernandez Alihuata Nanawa II Campo Grande Campo Via Ballivian Strongest Algodonal El Carmen Case Staudt Irendague Ibibobo Villa Montes Buenos Aires Bibliography Index