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Andean Tragedy Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884 / William F. Sater.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sater, William F.
- Series:
- Studies in war, society, and the military Andean tragedy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War of the Pacific, 1879-1884.
- Peru--History, Military--19th century.
- Peru.
- Bolivia--History, Military--19th century.
- Bolivia.
- Chile--History, Military--19th century.
- Chile.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (457 p.)
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The year 1879 marked the beginning of one of the longest, bloodiest conflicts of nineteenth-century Latin America. The War of the Pacific pitted Peru and Bolivia against Chile in a struggle initiated over a festering border dispute. The conflict saw Chile's and Peru's armored warships vying for control of sea lanes and included one of the first examples of the use of naval torpedoes.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The prewar maneuvers
- Comparing the armies
- Comparing the navies
- Chipana to Iquique
- Angamos and beyond
- The land war begins
- The Tacna and Arica campaigns
- Investing Lima
- The dirty war
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-435) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780803207592
- 080320759X
- OCLC:
- 476035898
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