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Latin America's Wars, Volume I: The Age of the Caudillo, 1791-1899: Vol.1, Age of the Caudillo, 1791-1899 (Pb by [Robert L. Scheina]

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Robert ScheinaÆs latest book, drawn upon years of research, lecturing, and teaching in the field, is a groundbreaking and definitive study of Latin American military history. Despite the pivotal role of wars in U.S. history, few in the United States understand their effect elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere. This volume examines the various wars for independence in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in Latin America and the areaÆs conflicts with the United States. Scheina concludes with the beginnings of overt U.S. political intervention in the region. He focuses on operational history in the context of war as an instrument of politics and society, including insightful analyses of the military as an institution and its relations with civilian government. Latin America's Wars fills a void in the literature, broadens U.S. readersÆ understanding of their neighbors, and serves as a launching point for new scholarship.

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Robert L. Scheina, Ph.D., has published hundreds of articles and four other books on Latin America, including the comprehensive two-volume study Latin America's Wars (Brassey’s, Inc., 2003). He lives in Crofton, Maryland. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007MCWMNW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Potomac Books Inc.; 1st edition (January 31, 2003)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 31, 2003
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4269 KB
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- #58,434 in Military History (Books)

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J. Tuohy

The best basic reference work

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 23, 2006

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Robert Scheina has written a much-needed reference work to provide the basics for the casual historian and a launching pad for serious students of Latin American military history. The layout of each chapter is logical and helpful -- setting out the causes of the various conflicts, describing the forces involved, describing the action and summarizing the results. The footnotes are a gold mine of references and, as a bonus, have some great thumbnail biorgraphies of most of the cast of characters.

As has been pointed out in other reviews, this is not a work for hard core battle junkies or wargamers. It is for those who are interested in a woefully underrepresented (in English) area both historically and geographically.

One minor quibble, however. The book could have benefited from better editing. Those pesky English homophones pop up with depressing regularity, causing such unfortunate situations as individuals seizing the "reigns" of power, when "reins" would be so much better. Also, there are too many exclamaion points. When the president of Peru dies leading a cavalry charge, I don't need an exclamation point to tell me it is important. A good editor could have prevented things like that from interrupting what is otherwise a cracking good read.

And yes, I am going to buy the second volume.

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Fills in a great gap in history

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 20, 2004

This wonderful new publication tells the complete story of all of Latin America's Wars. The premise behind this work is simple, no volume exists that documents every conflict in Latin America. Although many books exist on the liberation struggle and a few books exist on the war of the pacific, no thorough scholararly account exists chronicling Latin Americas heretofore unnoticed violent history.
From the independence struggle to the early border wars and the breakup of the unified northern countries. Little, or perhaps simply inadequate, coverage is given to the Indian wars, but this is mostly due to the fact that most of the Indians issues had been resolved by the 1810s. The book covers every war from the Mexican American wars and interventions to the wars between Uruguay and Argentina and the war of the triple alliance which almost led to the extinction of Paraguay. A wonderful text that quickly navigates the struggles. This is not pure military history so although battles are covered this book does not lend itself to studying tactics and strategy, rather this book looks at the causes and affects and high points of the struggles. If you are looking for a blow by blow account of which regiment went where and who turned whose flank, this is not the book. But this is a thorough account and it documents even the smallest conflicts. A must read for anyone interested in Latin America, many people think Latin America has always been peaceful since independence but the truth is the opposite.
Seth J. Frantzman

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R. Mercado

Latin America's Wars Volume I: The Age of the Caudillo, 1791-1899

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 17, 2007

This book allows you to understand the similarities and differences of the emerging latin americans countries. Many leaders (caudillos), few government ideals (liberal/federalist, royalist, etc.), lack of consensus, betrayals, etc. I have enjoyed every minute of reading, specially learning about their differences and how these citizens and soldiers forged themselves through war and evolved into nations. Many animosities still persist amongst citizens of neighboring nations. On these last Panamerican Games in July and August 2007, even though it is supposed to be a big sport celebration, these regional fervors could erupt in the arenas, events, and within the general public assisting to the Games.
This book is required reading for History and Military History buffs, it could also do wonders for people in the diplomatic services and business, because if you know the idiosincracy of the citizens of each of these nations and their feelings toward neighboring nations, you will be far ahead of the pack, without stumbling. I also bought Latin America's Wars Volume II.

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A. Morillo

Great Millitary History

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 9, 2003

I am surprised it took so long to have a book published in English on this topic.
I am equally surprised at the clarity and competence shown by the author in depicting and describing Latin American conflicts.
Regardless of the topic, Mr. Scheina writes good military history in a style that is not only excellent, but quite clear and readable.
For the first time, I was able to get a feel of what conflicts like the Paraguayan War and the Pacific War were really all about.
Although Latin America did not erupt in too many wars during the 20th Century (in which it did suffer the Mexican Revolution and the Chaco War (Paraguay vs Bolivia). The 18th had its share of big ones, like the Paraguayan War (Paraguay vs Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) and the Pacific War (Peru and Bolivia vs Chile).
I was immediately excited to find all these military conflicts available in a readable, concise and understandable style.
Reading this book it is easy to get caught up in the frustration, complexities and the agony of third world nations at war.
The book not only supplies the flavor of what wars are like when Latin American countries fight each other, but underlines the reality that Latin America is a region, not a country, populated by nations that don't particularly like each other.
The book is not only a good history, it is a good read and a valuable reference work.
Thank you Mr. Scheina!

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Lehigh History Student

Essentail book for Latin American military history

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 17, 2006

The idea of the Caudillo is interesting and has been uniquely Latin American. This book tries to look at how Caudillo's operated and the wars they started from the independence movement to the start of modernization. It includes Rosas in Argentina and his efforts to consolidate the country as well as the War of the Triple Alliance. The book is set up very well as a reference guide and I use it whenever I am about to talk about a war in Latin America. This is an essential addition to any Latin American history library.

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whoa, excellent resource book for the wars in Latin America.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on August 27, 2010

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Volume 1 deals with pre 20th century wars in Latin America...very very impressed. I especially like the Haitian revolution. Underrated war and very controversial too.

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