Andean Tragedy

Andean Tragedy
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 457
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ISBN-10 : 9780803207592
ISBN-13 : 080320759X
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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.


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