{"product_id":"road-to-armageddon-thomas-whigham-9781773854274","title":"The Road to Armageddon: Paraguay Versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1864 the capture of Brazilian steamer the Marqu黌 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\/p\u003e \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. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas L. Whigham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773854275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773854274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Calgary Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.94d","brand":"Thomas L. Whigham","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44080717725951,"sku":"9781773854274","price":94.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6367d62c-1ad2-4cfd-8b3f-c7d9b82d201e.jpg?v=1685488421","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/road-to-armageddon-thomas-whigham-9781773854274","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}