Liberty or Death

A highly illustrated study of the wars of Central and South America from 1900 through to 1970, featuring many rare and never-before-seen images.

Fully illustrated with a wealth of color artwork plates and rare photographs, this fascinating story sheds light on seven decades of a continent in conflict that is rarely covered in English.

From the Banana Wars of the early 20th century through to the Football War of 1969, South and Central America has been a hotbed of revolutions, rebellions and conflicts as diverse as they are numerous. Some were small-scale affairs involving the poorly armed forces of Central American armies with rifles, machetes and a few aged machine guns. Others were full-scale conflicts involving sophisticated armies equipped with tanks, artillery and aircraft, and involving hundreds of thousands of troops. These wars often went largely unreported in the West, which was preoccupied with its own problems in fighting two world wars and dealing with Cold War tensions.

Un studiu extrem de ilustrat al razboaielor din America Centrala si de Sud din 1900 pana in 1970, prezentand numeroase imagini rare si nemaivazute. Complet ilustrat cu o multime de placi de arta color si fotografii rare, aceasta poveste fascinanta da lumina in sapte decenii a unui continent aflat in conflict, care este rareori acoperit in limba engleza. De la razboaiele bananelor de la inceputul secolului al XX-lea pana la razboiul fotbalistic din 1969, America de Sud si Centrala a fost un focar de revolutii, rebeliuni si conflicte la fel de diverse pe cat de numeroase.