{"product_id":"tango-war-9781250403797","title":"Tango War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eWW2 Reads\u003c\/i\u003e \"Top 20 Must-Read WWII Books of 2018\" - A \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of September \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe Progressive\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Favorite Books of 2018\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe gripping and little known story of the fight for the allegiance of Latin America during World War II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Tango War by Mary Jo McConahay fills an important gap in WWII history. Beginning in the thirties, both sides were well aware of the need to control not just the hearts and minds but also the resources of Latin America. The fight was often dirty: residents were captured to exchange for U.S. prisoners of war and rival spy networks shadowed each other across the continent. At all times it was a \u003ci\u003eTango War\u003c\/i\u003e, in which each side closely shadowed the other's steps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough the Allies triumphed, at the war's inception it looked like the Axis would win. A flow of raw materials in the Southern Hemisphere, at a high cost in lives, was key to ensuring Allied victory, as were military bases supporting the North African campaign, the Battle of the Atlantic and the invasion of Sicily, and fending off attacks on the Panama Canal. Allies secured loyalty through espionage and diplomacy--including help from Hollywood and Mickey Mouse--while Jews and innocents among ethnic groups --Japanese, Germans--paid an unconscionable price. Mexican pilots flew in the Philippines and twenty-five thousand Brazilians breached the Gothic Line in Italy. \u003ci\u003eThe Tango War\u003c\/i\u003e also describes the machinations behind the greatest mass flight of criminals of the century, fascists with blood on their hands who escaped to the Americas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA true, shocking account that reads like a thriller, \u003ci\u003eThe Tango War\u003c\/i\u003e shows in a new way how WWII was truly a global war.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50904127111442,"sku":"9781250403797","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4ab694f-eabd-447f-9cf0-969bbb72d32f.jpg?v=1738509910","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tango-war-9781250403797","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}