Andean Tragedy
| Author | : William F. Sater |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 457 |
| Release | : 2007-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780803207592 |
| ISBN-13 | : 080320759X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (59X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Andean Tragedy by : William F. Sater
Download or read book Andean Tragedy written by William F. Sater and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
