San Martín : Argentine soldier, American hero / John Lynch.
2009
F2235.4 .L95 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
San Martín : Argentine soldier, American hero / John Lynch.
Author
Lynch, John, 1927-
ISBN
9780300126433 (alk. paper)
0300126433 (alk. paper)
0300126433 (alk. paper)
Imprint
New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2009.
Language
English
Description
xiv, 265 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number
F2235.4 .L95 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
980/.02092
Summary
"Jose de San Martin (1778-1850) was an enigmatic figure - a revolutionary and a conservative, a professional soldier and an intellectual, a taciturn man who nevertheless was able to inspire the peoples of South America to follow his armies and accept his battle strategies. One of the great leaders in the wars for independence, he was a pivotal force in the liberation of Chile and Peru from Spanish rule." "In the first full English-language biography of San Martin in more than half a century, John Lynch shines new light on San Martin and on the story of Spanish America's revolutionary wars. Lynch offers a series of dramatic set pieces: the Peninsular War, in which San Martin fought the French and learned his military skills; the crossing of the Andes, when his army battled the forces of nature as well as enemy fire; the confrontation with imperial Spain in Peru; and the standoff with Bolivar which led to San Martin's resignation and exile in Europe. Based on the latest documentation, San Martin enhances our understanding of the modern history of Latin America and one of its most brilliant leaders."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Soldier of Spain
The revolution calls
A continental strategy
Power base of revolution
Across the Andes
Peru, the Carthage of San Martin
Monarchist in a world of republics
Liberal in a conservative society
Liberal in a conservative society
Last change in Guayaquil
Exile.
The revolution calls
A continental strategy
Power base of revolution
Across the Andes
Peru, the Carthage of San Martin
Monarchist in a world of republics
Liberal in a conservative society
Liberal in a conservative society
Last change in Guayaquil
Exile.