The Argentine Navy and the First World War, 1914-1928
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Combining the social and cultural history of war, global and maritime history, this book examines the Argentine Navy during the First World War and in its immediate aftermath. Drawing from a wide range of primary sources, including naval publications, correspondence, memoirs and official documents, the book contributes to the institutional history of the Argentine Navy by outlining the contours of the Force at the beginning of the twentieth century—detailing its organisation, resources and training—and its evolution over the decades. The author also explores the repercussions of World War I on the Argentine Navy, focusing on the circulation of ideas, knowledge and debates, and their appropriation and re-signification by this armed institution. It reconstructs the scenario of the Allied naval blockade and German submarine warfare— the main pillars of the economic war waged by the belligerents—and emphasises the difficulties and challenges they posed for Argentine trade, navigation and neutrality, as well as for the naval modernisation projects that the country undertook. Reflecting on the impact of the First World War on the Argentine Republic’s Navy between 1914 and 1928, this book is valuable reading for those researching maritime history, Argentine history and the socio-cultural history of warfare.
Agustín Daniel Desiderato holds a PhD in History from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina. He is a postdoctoral fellow of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) at the Institute of Argentine and American History Dr. Emilio Ravignani (UBA/CONICET), co-coordinator of the Group of Historical War Studies (GEHiGue) at that institute and Professor at the National Defense University (UNDEF). He has published in international journals such as War in History, The Mariner´s Mirror and The International Journal of Maritime History.
Combining the social and cultural history of war, global and maritime history, this book examines the Argentine Navy during the First World War and in its immediate aftermath. Drawing from a wide range of primary sources, including naval publications, correspondence, memoirs and official documents, the book contributes to the institutional history of the Argentine Navy by outlining the contours of the Force at the beginning of the twentieth century - detailing its organisation, resources and training - and its evolution over the decades. The author also explores the repercussions of the Great War on the Argentine Navy, focusing on the circulation of ideas, knowledge and debates, and their appropriation and re-signification by this armed institution. It reconstructs the scenario of the Allied naval blockade and German submarine warfare - the main pillars of the economic war waged by the belligerents - and emphasises the difficulties and challenges they posed for Argentine trade, navigation and neutrality, as well as for the naval modernisation projects that the country undertook. Reflecting on the impact of the First World War on the Navy of the Argentine Republic between 1914 and 1928, this book will be valuable reading for those researching maritime history, Argentine history and the socio-cultural history of warfare.
Focuses on a period in the history of the Argentine Navy which has been previously unexplored Provides insights for those researching military history, South American history, and maritime history Acts as a starting point for future research in the field of maritime studies
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Agustín Daniel Desiderato
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Warfare Argentina Maritime history Argentine Navy First World War Socio-cultural history Naval history Submarine warfare Trade Navigation Neutrality Great War South American history Argentinian history Armed forces
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“The book is a relevant addition to the existing research on naval history during World War I and the post-war period and can easily be recommended to any naval historian. Furthermore, with the book shedding light on the challenges of a neutral nation during a major international conflict, the book can also be recommended to scholars working in the field of international relations and conflicts, and of course, any scholar studying Argentine history in an international setting.” (Ingo Heidbrink, The Northern Mariner, Le marin du nord, Vol. 35 (2), 2025)
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