Naval Operations in the Chaco War
Paraguayan Navy Operations in Support of the War
Antonio Luis Sapienza Fracchia(Author)
Helion & Company (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 15. July 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-80672-036-1 (ISBN)
Description
Naval Operations in the Chaco War is the first English language account of the Paraguayan Navy's operations that aided the war effort in the Chaco War. All available ships, not only the Navy's warships, but also those from the civilian sector that were commissioned and crewed by naval officers to transport troops, weapons, ammunition, supplies, medical supplies, and even livestock to the front lines.
The volume also includes other important missions carried out by the Navy, such as naval intelligence, which was responsible for intercepting Bolivian encrypted messages; Naval Aviation, with its patrol missions in the Paraguay River area and in the northern sector, with its day and night reconnaissance and bombing missions; and also, officers, non-commissioned officers, and naval troops who fought on the front lines.
It also includes a detailed account of the fantastic production of the War and Navy Arsenals and the exploration and drilling of water wells, a vital element in the Chaco.
Naval Operations in the Chaco War is richly illustrated throughout with original photographs and includes the @War series' specially commissioned colour artworks.
The volume also includes other important missions carried out by the Navy, such as naval intelligence, which was responsible for intercepting Bolivian encrypted messages; Naval Aviation, with its patrol missions in the Paraguay River area and in the northern sector, with its day and night reconnaissance and bombing missions; and also, officers, non-commissioned officers, and naval troops who fought on the front lines.
It also includes a detailed account of the fantastic production of the War and Navy Arsenals and the exploration and drilling of water wells, a vital element in the Chaco.
Naval Operations in the Chaco War is richly illustrated throughout with original photographs and includes the @War series' specially commissioned colour artworks.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Solihull
United Kingdom
Target group
Adult education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
167 b/w photos, 24 colour profiles, 4 colour maps, 36 tables
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80672-036-1 (9781806720361)
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Person
Antonio Luis Sapienza Fracchia was born in Asunción, Paraguay on 14th May 1960. He graduated from the Catholic University of Asunción where he got a B.A. in Clinical Psychology. He also took specialized English courses at Tulane University of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and San Diego State University in California. He is at present an English Teacher and one of the Academic Coordinators at the Centro Cultural Paraguayo-Americano (CCPA), a binational institute in Asunción. Married with two children, he resides in the capital. In his function as an aviation historian, Sapienza became a founding member of the Instituto Paraguayo de Historia Aeronáutica "Silvio Pettirossi", and wrote more than 500 related articles for specialized press around the world. Sapienza has received five decorations for his academic merits, and published eleven books.