{"product_id":"9781849089012","title":"The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's greatest modern conflict","description":"The Chaco War was massive territorial war between Bolivia and Paraguay, which cost almost a 100,000 lives. An old fashioned territorial dispute, the contested area was the Gran Chaco Boreal, a 100,000-square mile region of swamp, jungle and pampas with isolated fortified towns. The wilderness terrain made operations difficult and costly as the war see-sawed between the two sides. Bolivian troops, under the command of a German general, Hans von Kundt, had early successes, but these stalled in the face of a massive mobilization programme by the Paraguans which saw their force increase in size ten-fold to 60,000 men. This book sheds light on a vicious territorial war that waged in the jungles and swamps of the Gran Chaco and is illustrated with rare photographs and especially commissioned artwork.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140376445168,"sku":"9781849089012","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781849089012_p0.jpg?v=1769894888","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781849089012","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}