The Argentine Navy and the First World War, 1914-1928

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

Auteur

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 Master in War History - Superior War College - Army Faculty - National Defense University (UNDEF). His line of research focuses on maritime and naval studies, and in the social and cultural history of war, and has published on the topic in international journals such as War in History, The Mariner´s Mirror and The International Journal of Maritime History*.*

Contenu

1. Introduction.- 2. Men, Means, and Resources.- 3. Neutrality, Trade and Navigation.- 4. The Argentine Navy and the First World War.- 5. Staying neutral, but Close to the Allies.- 6. Post-war Lessons.- 7. The Modernisation of the Argentine Navy.- 8. Conclusions.