Description: Further DetailsTitle: Andean TragedyCondition: NewSubtitle: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884ISBN-10: 080322799XEAN: 9780803227996ISBN: 9780803227996Publisher: University of Nebraska PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 07/01/2009Description: 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. On land, large armies using the most modern weapons—breech-loading rifles, Gatling guns, and steel-barreled artillery—clashed in battles that left thousands of men dead on the battlefields. Eventually, the warring parties revamped their respective military establishments, creating much needed, civilian-supported supply, transportation, and medical units. Chile ultimately prevailed. Bolivia lost its seacoast along with valuable nitrate and copper deposits to Chile, and Peru was forced to cede mineral rich Tarapaca and the province of Arica to the victor. Employing the primary and secondary sources of the countries involved, William F. Sater offers the definitive analysis of the conflict's naval and military campaigns. Andean Tragedy not only places the war in a crucial international context, but also explains why this devastating conflict resulted in a Chilean victory.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Weight: 669gAuthor: William F. SaterGenre: HistoryBook Series: Studies in War, Society, and the MilitaryTopic: Military HistoryRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Andean Tragedy
Title: Andean Tragedy
Subtitle: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884
ISBN-10: 080322799X
EAN: 9780803227996
ISBN: 9780803227996
Release Date: 07/01/2009
Release Year: 2009
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: History
Topic: Military History
Number of Pages: 458 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Andean Tragedy : Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 1.2 in
Subject: Military / General, Latin America / South America
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 30.9 Oz
Author: William F. Sater
Subject Area: History
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
