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Reminiscences Of The "Filibuster" War In Nicaragua

Reminiscences Of The "Filibuster" War In Nicaragua

William Doubleday, Charles

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral SociologyWorld War II

ISBN10: 9354487165
ISBN13: 9789354487163
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In 1850s Nicaragua, foreign soldiers of fortune marched under William Walker's banner, chasing glory, power, and an American empire in Central America. War, ambition, and betrayal collide. Charles William Doubleday's Reminiscences Of The Filibuster War In Nicaragua is a stark historical war memoir, a first person war account by an American officer who served among the filibusters and saw their campaign from within. Set against the turbulent landscape of 19th century military history and manifest destiny era conflicts, Doubleday recalls battles, privation, shifting alliances, and the uneasy encounter between invading North Americans and a proud Latin American nation. His vantage point turns william walker nicaragua history from distant legend into lived experience, rich with detail, doubt, and hard-earned perspective. For military history students and for Latin American history readers, this work stands as a filibuster war primary source edition, indispensable to any american imperialism history collection. It illuminates how a small band of american filibusters in Nicaragua helped shape the politics of Central America in the 19th century, revealing the human costs of private conquest and the limits of expansionist dreams. Doubleday writes as participant and observer, tracing the rise and collapse of Walker's regime and the impact of the 1850s Nicaragua war on both local society and the volunteers who fought there. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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