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Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884 (Studies in War, Society, and the Military) - Hardcover
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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About the Author:
William F. Sater is an emeritus professor of history at California State University-Long Beach. He is the coauthor of The Grand Illusion: The Prussianization of The Chilean Army (Nebraska 1999) and of A History of Chile, 1802-2002, second edition.
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"A well-researched and serious study that both scholars and casual readers will learn from."—Thomas L. Whigham, Hispanic American Historical Review (Thomas L. Whigham Hispanic American Historical Review 2008-08-01)
"A fine example of the new vision of battle history as the author discusses arms, strategies, and tactics, as well as descriptions of encounters and the conduct of soldiers. . . . This is a well-written, well-researched work on a crucial event in the history of the west coast of South America and highly recommended to those interested in this region as well as to military history buffs."—Jerry W. Cooney, The Americas (Jerry W. Cooney The Americas 2008-10-01)
"This is an outstanding study of an important later nineteenth-century South American war."—Christon I. Archer, Journal of Military History (Christon I. Archer Journal of Military History)
"A fine example of the new vision of battle history as the author discusses arms, strategies, and tactics, as well as descriptions of encounters and the conduct of soldiers. . . . This is a well-written, well-researched work on a crucial event in the history of the west coast of South America and highly recommended to those interested in this region as well as to military history buffs."—Jerry W. Cooney, The Americas (Jerry W. Cooney The Americas 2008-10-01)
"This is an outstanding study of an important later nineteenth-century South American war."—Christon I. Archer, Journal of Military History (Christon I. Archer Journal of Military History)
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- PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0803243340
- ISBN 13 9780803243347
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages448
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