Andean Tragedy
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| Title: | Andean Tragedy |
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| Description: | 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 Chiles and Perus armored warships vying for control of sea lanes and included one of the first examples of the use of naval torpedoes. |
| Authors: | Sater |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | War of the Pacific, 1879-1884 |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Latin America / South America, HISTORY / Military / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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 Chiles and Perus armored warships vying for control of sea lanes and included one of the first examples of the use of naval torpedoes. |
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| ISBN: | 9780803243347 9780803207592 |
