The journal Historia & Guerra is interested in studying the war phenomenon in a broad sense, covering wars and other armed conflicts from multiple angles of analysis (military, economic, diplomatic, political, social and cultural). Consequently, it is open to contributions from diverse perspectives of an empirical or theoretical-methodological nature.
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
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In the field of war studies, periodicals have emerged in recent decades as a crucial source for reconstructing not only the political and economic consequences of conflicts, but also their social and cultural dimensions. This analytical perspective, characteristic of “new military history,” is not the result of a haphazard evolution in the field of historiography; rather, it reflects its adaptation to new perspectives that emerged in the second half of the 20th century and have continued in recent decades. The dialogues established with social and cultural history -conceived within a broad spectrum- have shaped the development of various analytical frameworks that use concepts such as identity, gender, class, and networks to examine the phenomenon of war as a social experience.
Dossier La prensa argentina y mexicana como fuente documental para el estudio de la Primera y Segunda Guerra Mundial
Copyright (c) 2026 Tomás Schierenbeck, Camila de Oro https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
The editorial note reviews the journal’s trajectory and the renewal of the editorial team, and introduces the contents of the issue.
Copyright (c) 2026 María Inés Tato https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
The educational community of Morón in times of war. Experiences and school memories of the Falklands
Copyright (c) 2026 Sebastián Federico Paris https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
An alliance through the Atlantic: A Case Study on the Construction of a Transnational Antifascist Identity through the Circulation of Texts in South American Exile (1935-1939)
The aim of this article is to explore the construction of the first connections between German exiles residing in Buenos Aires and their European counterparts. This is relevant considering that antifascism in Argentina initially emerged more strongly within migrant communities and, in dialogue with local actors, spread throughout society following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. From the beginning, the members of the Argentinisches Tageblatt saw themselves as part of a “global struggle” against Hitler, although the degree of their closeness to communist or social democratic antifascism remains unclear. In my argument, I will use the articles this newspaper reproduced from other publications: my hypothesis is that a quantitative analysis of these texts will help reconstruct the frameworks of reference of these exiles and how they positioned themselves within the “global combat against fascism”.
Copyright (c) 2026 Nicolás González https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Press and academia. The seminars at El Colegio de México and its journalistic presence in the discussion of World War II (1943-1944)
This paper seeks to understand the journalistic coverage of academic institutions and their spaces in the public discussion of World War II in the Mexican context of the first half of the 1940s. To this end, we examine the case of El Colegio de México and its Collective Seminars on the War and Latin America, specialized discussion initiatives held between 1943 and 1944. Set in a context of political tension due to Mexico’s entry into the global conflict, the debate about the war, and the institutionalization of the social sciences, this article explores how these projects and their journalistic coverage helped various intellectuals and public officials close to El Colegio de México seek to strengthen their position in the country’s public and political sphere. Based on the analysis of the journalistic coverage that was carried out on the seminars, we seek to understand how the position of the actors participating in these spaces was sought to be legitimized, in addition to presenting a series of criticisms to other groups in power.
Copyright (c) 2026 Francisco Joel Guzman Anguiano https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
From the “Reformation” to “Musical Americanism”: representations of German culture during the First World War in the magazine Correo Musical Sud-Americano (1915)
The aim of this article is to explore the ways in which the writers of the musical magazine called Correo Musical Sud-Americano were part of the dynamic production of knowledge between Latin America and Germany during the Great War I, by managing discursive strategies, thematic approaches, translations and social bonds, and based on a variety of backgrounds, traditions and ideas regarding to the German culture. The analysis focuses on the first year (1915) of the editorial project, in light of the new historiographical perspectives on the global connections of the Great War, where Latin America emerges as an attentive actor to the transformations. The research shows that, in its first two editorial times, the music of German cultural tradition is recovered in different ways, as well as the definition of what is interpreted as “Musical Americanism”. Further research of the following editorial times is needed in order to compose a processual image of their multiple links.
Copyright (c) 2026 María Josefina Irurzun https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
This paper examines the letters and unpublished diaries written by the Jesuit John McElroy while acting as a chaplain in the U.S. Army during 1846 and 1847, in the Mexican-American War. It is argued that, in addition to the inherent ambivalences of the military chaplain’s role, particular contradictions arose in this case: both McElroy and his companion, Anthony Rey, were Catholics (and Jesuits) serving a predominantly Protestant nation that was, furthermore, waging war against a Catholic country. In this regard, the political and religious purposes behind their mission are considered. McElroy’s comments on slavery, made during his passage through the American South, and on his interactions —while stationed at the base in Matamoros— with the Mexican population and the American troops are analyzed. Finally, the paper offers an assessment of the successes and failures of his pastoral activity.
Copyright (c) 2026 Tomás Oubiña https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Freies Deutschland (1941-1946) and its reporting on World War II
With the rise of National Socialism, numerous writers and intellectuals were forced to leave Europe. A significant portion of the German exiles who arrived in the Americas settled in the United States; however, those affiliated with the KPD (Communist Party of Germany) faced restrictions that prevented them from remaining in that country. Due to geographic proximity and the asylum policies promoted by the governments of Lázaro Cárdenas and Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexico became one of the most viable options for their exile. In Mexico, the Bewegung Freies Deutschland (Free Germany Movement) and the Heinrich Heine Club brought together prominent German-speaking exiles known for their prolific output. Among their members were key contributors to the magazine Freies Deutschland (1941-1946), published in German and marked by a strong political and literary character. The communist affiliation of most of its contributors decisively shaped their interpretation of the war and reinforced their emphasis on antifascist unity among exiles. The texts published in Freies Deutschland covered a broad thematic spectrum, with contributions from German-speaking exiles residing not only in Mexico but also in countries such as the United States and what is now Russia. In addition, the magazine included input from Spanish exiles and prominent Mexican cultural and political figures. This study focuses on the articles that addressed aspects of the Second World War, in order to analyze how the conflict was interpreted from the perspective of German-speaking exile. The selected texts include political analyses, diary excerpts, reviews of works published by the El Libro Libre press, and poetry, thus reflecting a wide range of literary and political expression.
Copyright (c) 2026 Guadalupe Barrios Rivero https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Requiem for the dead. A history of the Thousand Days' War in Santander, 1899–1902
Copyright (c) 2026 Juan Sebastián Bonilla https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Man and Machine. The Stuart M3-A1 in the Colombian Army, 1943-1972
This document aims to analyze how an armored vehicle like the M3-A1 “Stuart” played a role in several events in Colombian national life during its service. It is based on the hypothesis that this vehicle can be used to revisit several events in the country’s military history. The work is structured around three parts: the first examines how it arrived in Colombia; then, how it was used doctrinally; and finally, how the Stuart fell into disuse. It was developed through an inductive and qualitative exercise based on a review of primary and secondary sources, such as books, interviews, newspapers, decrees, private and official memoirs, archival sources, photographic and video material, manuals, military regulations, and institutional publications.
Copyright (c) 2026 David Sarmiento Rojas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Africa versus Europe: how the two British theatres compared 1914-1918
Although the African theatres of the First World War are receiving more attention than in the past, they are still relatively unknown. As in 1914-1918, the territories remain exotic side-shows for those interested in the main theatre of war, that in Europe, and for British researchers, it is the Western Front. This essay aims to alert readers to the similarities and differences between the British forces which served on the Western Front with those who served in the African theatres of 1914-1918, proving that “War is always hell. Only the setting changes.”
Editorial note presenting the journal and its first issue.
Introduction to Dossier "German-Argentine relations in the context of the 20th century war conflicts"
Dossier Las relaciones germano-argentinas en el marco de los conflictos bélicos
Copyright (c) 2024 Víctor Manuel Lafuente
The Global First World War. African, East Asian, Latin American and Iberian Mediators, by Ana Paula Pires, Jan Schmidt and María Inés Tato (eds.) (2021).
Die Auslandsaufklärung des BND. Operationen, Analysen, Netzwerke, by Wolfgang Krieger (editor) with Andreas Hilger and Holger Meding (2021).
Copyright (c) 2021 Víctor Manuel Lafuente
An Environmental History of the Civil War, by Judkin Browning and Timothy Silver (2020).
Historia, fotografía y guerra. Un estudio sobre la Guerra de la Triple Alianza contra Paraguay
Copyright (c) 2025 Sofía Monti https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Introduction to Dossier The Evolution of Irregular Warfare from the 19th Century to the Present Day
Introduction to Dossier: "The Evolution of Irregular Warfare from the 19th Century to the Present Day".
Dossier: La evolución de la guerra irregular desde el siglo XIX a la actualidad
Foreigners in Warsaw during World War II. Passports and false papers, internment, exchange and extermination
This paper presents the research findings of a comparative study on the experiences of foreign Jews and Polish dual nationals who were in or passed through Warsaw during World War II. The focus is on Argentines and Americans, briefly referencing those from other countries. It covers both genuine citizens, holders of false papers, and their immediate family members. It analyzes the similarities and differences in the evolution of their treatment after the German occupation and their confinement in the Warsaw Ghetto until the onset of its liquidation (Grossaktion). It also describes the changing policies adopted by the Germans towards these foreigners, which were based on the neutral or belligerent status of the countries they were or claimed to be citizens of. In the case of holders of false papers, it mentions some networks and methods of obtaining them.
Dossier: El Tercer Reich, la Segunda Guerra Mundial y el Holocausto
Copyright (c) 2025 Marcia Ras, Samara Rose Angel
Introduction to Dossier: The Third Reich, World War II, and the Holocaust: Argentine Perspectives, Experiences, and Aftermath
Introduction to Dossier "The Third Reich, World War II, and the Holocaust: Argentine Perspectives, Experiences, and Aftermath".
Introduction to Dossier "Latin America and the Two World Wars: Circulations and Cultural Mediators"
Introduction to Dossier “América Latina y las dos guerras mundiales: circulaciones y mediadores culturales”.
Copyright (c) 2025 María Inés Tato, Juan Luis Carrellán https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
The Rio-Deutsche and the structure of germanophile campaign in Brazil over First World War
This article aims to analyze the role of the German-Brazilian community in Rio de Janeiro in articulating the pro-German narrative throughout World War I. The then federal capital housed the oldest urban German-Brazilian community, formed in 1808. With high economic power, its members, known as Rio-Deutsche, were part of the cultural and political elites of the Republic. When the belligerence broke out, they made use of these networks of contacts to undertake initiatives to win over public opinion in favor of the Central Powers. Thus, it is proposed to identify and briefly examine the main representatives of the Rio-Deutsche in the political and cultural spheres, their interlocutors, and strategies to gain the sympathy of Brazilian society for the German campaign throughout the Great War, understood as a global war.
The Chilean newspaper La Nación on the breakdown of relations between the United States and Germany in 1917
This paper analyzes the editorial stance of the Chilean newspaper La Nación, born in the midst of the European war (1917), regarding its position following the breakdown of relations between the United States and Germany in February of that year, a prelude to the United States’ entry into the First World War. A review of the editorials alongside government actions allows us to observe the extent to which these positions influenced the line followed by Chilean foreign policy.
“A hedge against revolution". Disney and the Good Neighbor Policy in Bolivia
During World War II, the United States launched an ambitious propaganda film program in Latin America through the Office of Inter-American Affairs (OIAA). Disney cartoons were at the center of this program and were screened with portable projectors throughout Latin America, including in countries considered peripheral, such as Bolivia. The study of the Bolivian case reveals that the United States pursued a hegemonic strategy in Latin America under the guise of the Good Neighbor Policy. By a subtle and politically accepted measure, the OIAA sought to influence both elites and the general population. But its audience was not passive; it actively solicited Disney films.
Organization, doctrine and armament of the Great National Army in the Coro Campaign (1874-1875)
This research aims to enrich Venezuelan military history by interpreting previously unexplored primary and secondary sources. It also seeks to contribute to understanding the creation and development of military institutions from the perspective of military thought, logistical support, military technology, and other specific elements that influenced the conception of war in the 19th century.