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Andean Tragedy - Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884 (Paperback)
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Andean Tragedy - Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884 (Paperback)
Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military
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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.
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