Badges & Insignia of the Elite Forces, by Leroy Thompson, pub. Arms & Armour, London, 1991, pp.144, 64 coloured plates, out of these there are 4 plates covering Columbia, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Guatemala, a good addition to the other works on badges from Latin America that have been published in the past 30 years.

Boundaries, Possessions, and Conflicts in South America, by Gordon Ireland, pub. Harvard University Press, 1938, pp.334, 23 maps, this is must for anybody like myself, a really helpful reference book, see if your library has a copy.

The United States and Latin American Wars 1932-1942, by Bryce Wood, pub. Columbia University Press, New York, 1966, pp. 499, 4 maps, covers the Chaco War, the Leticia Dispute and the Marañón Conflict, a handy reference book for these conflicts although mainly political as you would guess.

Hispanic-American Relations with the United States, by William Spence Robertson, pub. Oxford University Press, American Branch, 1923, pp. 455, 2 maps, a good overview of U.S. enterprise in Latin America during the 19th century and beginning of the 20th by a respected professor of history.

South America; Observations and Impressions, by James Bryce, pub. Macmillan & Co. New York, 1912, pp. 589, 4 maps, it is always good to have contemporary views of the various countries by travellers from pre-1914 and the 19th century, you never known what you might find in the text.

The South American Handbook 1927, edited by J. A. Hunter, pub. South American Publications Ltd., London 1927, pp.706, 1 map, although not containing any military data, it is interesting to read.

Sweat of the Sun Tears of the Moon, by Jack Pizzey, pub. Queen Anne Press, London 1986, pp.191, illus., based on the BBC series of that name, it has 13 coloured photographs on the military with 3 in b/w so for a £1 it was a bargain.

Nineteenth-Century South America in Photographs, by H. L. Hoffenberg, pub. Dover Publications, New York, 1982, pp.151, 205 B/W photographs, 16 of these relate to the military, this collection is a good primer on the subject, although I would like to see a book for each country made from the various national archives, rather than compiled into just one book, as I am sure that the photographs are there just waiting to be used.

Between Worlds; Interpreters, Guides and Survivors, by Frances Karttunen, pub. Rutgers University Press, New Jersey 1994, pp.343, illus., this work describes the lives of 16 men and women who have helped explorers, missionaries and anthropologists from the last 4 centuries, most of these people are from the Americas so their chapters are helpful.

Rise of the Spanish-American Republics; As told in the Lives of Their Liberators, by William Spence Robertson, pub. Free Press Paperback, New York 1965, pp. 335, 2 maps, first pub. in 1918 and is one of the classics, covers the lives of Bolivar, San Martin, Sucre, Miranda, Hidalgo, Moreno, and Iturbide, for me it is a help for the Mexican data.

Cochrane; Britannia's Last Sea-King, by Donald Thomas, pub. Andre Deutsch, London 1978, most people would have already seen this work, 10 years ago I photocopied the chapters that dealt with his time in South American service, managed to see a hardback copy going cheap.

Caudillos in Spanish America 1800-1850, by John Lynch, pub. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1992, pp.455, 3 maps, a comprehensive work by this well known author, a good reference work.

Generals versus Presidents, by Edwin Lieuwen, pub. Pall Mall Press, London 1964, pp. 153, interesting to read the views of 1964 for Argentina, Brazil, Honduras, Peru, Guatemala, El Salvador, Venezuela, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.

For la Patria; Politics and the Armed Forces in Latin America, by Brian Loveman, pub. Scholarly Resources Inc., Delaware 1999, pp. 321, a concise work on the civil-military relations in Latin America during the last 200 years, could be a bit heavy going but worth the effort.

Ceremonial Uniforms of the World, by Jack Cassin-Scott and John Fabb, pub. Stephen Hope Books, London 1973, 80 coloured plates, 10 of these are from our zone of interest, knew of the book when it was first published although never bought it, luckily a friend gave it to me as a Christmas present.

The Gloster Meteor, by Edward Shacklady, pub. Macdonald Aircraft Monographs, London 1962, pp.177, illus., has chapter on use in foreign Air Forces which includes; Argentina, Brazil, and Ecuador, a good source book for the aircraft too.

Foreign Invaders; The Douglas Invader in Foreign Military Service and U.S. Clandestine Service, by Dan Hagedorn and Leif Hellström, pub. Midland Publishing Ltd., England 1994, pp.196, good text and photographs in b/w and colour, always pleasing to see a work by Dan Hagedorn on Latin American aircraft, a good reference book.

Security and Civil-Military Relations in the New World Disorder: The Use of Armed Forces in the Americas, edited by Max G. Manwaring, pub. Strategic Studies Institute, September 1999, gives insight into U.S. thinking for the start of the next decade.

1998 Strategic Assessment; Engaging Power for Peace, and 1999 Strategic Assessment; Priorities for a Turbulent World, published by the Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington D.C., pp.285 & pp.314, each contain a chapter relating to Latin American, which is a good yardstick to judge U.S. foreign policy in the area for the coming year, but it is really interesting to read about the other regions of the world and how the U.S. view them too, although the latest one deals with Rogue States and the Changing World, more than the earlier assessment, a must for anyone interested in political policy working with military thought for the modern age.

Military Geography; For Professionals and the Public, by John M. Collins, pub. National Defense University Press, Washington D.C., 1998, pp.415, illus., 67 maps, 20 chapters that cover Physical, Cultural, Political and Area topics, these subjects to a military planner would, you would think, come as second nature, but these are not the people targeted to read it, it is the young up and coming officers with little or no experience that need to read this work, while political aides related to foreign policy could learn a few things too before putting their foot in it, alas no section on Latin America, but still a good read.

( Thanks to all who have helped me obtain these books and magazines, without your help many of these titles would not reached me, or even be known to me and the members, thanks again. Terry )

Book List

Book List: Pre-Columbian & Conquest, Colonial Period
Book List: Mexico / Texas
Book List: Brazil, Central America and the West Indies
Book List: South America
Book List: General Titles & Miscellaneous