“…While essential, this detailed history of civil-military relations in each country differs from this text's purpose. For those who want to go deeper into the topic, we recommend reading some works: (i) for an overview, Jerry Dávila (2013), Carlos Fico et al (2008), David Pion-Berlin (2008; for Argentina, Gabriela Aguila (2008);for Brazil, Daniel Aarão Reis (2014), Héctor Luis Saint-Pierre (2008), Manoel Domingos Neto (2014, Juliano da Silva Cortinhas and Marina Gisela Vitelli (2021) e Vitelli (2022); for Chile, Luis Hernán Errázuriz (2009); for Ecuador, Juan Paz y Miño (2006); for Uruguay, Enrique Serra Padrós (2005); for Bolivia, James Dunkerley (2003); for Paraguay, José Carlos Rodríguez (1991); for Venezuela, Fernando Coronil Ímber (2016) and Deborah Norden (2021); and, finally, for Peru, Cecilia Méndez (2006).…”