Spanish Americans of the early 19th century were eager to institute self-government and open their ports to foreign commerce. During the years 1810-14 two men of outstanding ability appeared in the front ranks of the Republican cause: Simon Bolivar, the greatest of all South American soldiers, and José de San Martin. These two men would achieve the destruction of the southern Spanish American empire as they fought to establish nations shaped and governed 'by Americans, for Americans'. This book details their military campaigns to free South America from the grip of Imperial Spain, including descriptions of their equipment, uniforms, weaponry and enemies.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Terry Hooker is the president of the South and Central American Military Historians Society and the editor of El Dorado, the society's quarterly. He is a recognized expert on Latin American military history. He lives in North Humberside, UK. Ron Poulter specializes in illustrating South American military units and those of the colonial British forces in North America. He has worked on the military enthusiasts' magazine Tradition, and for the costumiers, Bermans, where he was a consultant on the films Patton and Waterloo.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
An Excellent Introduction,
This review is from: The Armies of Bolivar and San Martin (Men-at-Arms) (Paperback)
This book covers the armies that fought to liberate overthrow Spanish rule in South America. In a fairly slim volume you will find uniform details, a potted history of the various campaigns and orders of battle for some of the major engagements. As with all Osprey books, there are eight pages of colour plates as well as numerous black and white illustrations. This book is an excellent introduction to this neglected area of military history, and if it has any shortcomings it is that it doesn't cover the Spanish armies.
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