8 The Cost of Endurance

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Table of Contents xv
3. Acknowledgments xvii
4. Abbreviations xix
5. Illustrations xxi
6. Introduction 1
7. The Armies Invade 15
8. Vast Fields of Death 43
9. A March Through the Swamps 69
10. Risks and Setbacks 91
11. The Allies Stumble 119
12. And Innovations Limitations 149
13. The Ongoing Resistance 177
14. The Cost of Endurance 205
15. A Cruel Attrition 233
16. The Nation Consumes its Own 257
17. Bleeding, Drop by Drop 277
18. The December Campaign 299
19. Another Pause 323
20. Resistance to no Avail 349
21. The New Paraguay and the Old 373
22. The End of it 391
23. Epilogue 417
24. Notes 431
25. Glossary 583
26. Bibliography 589
27. Index 621