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Warships in the War of the Pacific 1879-83 : South America's Ironclad Naval Campaign by Angus Konstam (2024, Trade Paperback)

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Chile's navy was larger and more modern, while Peru's trump card was the small but powerful ironcladHuáscar.

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472861248
ISBN-13
9781472861245
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15062159390

Product Key Features

Book Title
Warships in the War of the Pacific 1879-83 : South America's Ironclad Naval Campaign
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / Naval, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Latin America / South America
Publication Year
2024
Illustrator
Yes, Wright, Paul
Genre
History
Author
Angus Konstam
Book Series
New Vanguard Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
328
Dewey Decimal
983.061645
Table Of Content
INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND CHRONOLOGY THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN Opening shots THE CHILEAN FLEET THE PERUVIAN FLEET THE IRONCLADS IN ACTION Iquique, 21 May 1879 Angamos, 8 October 1879 Arica, 27 February 1880 ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION FURTHER READING INDEX
Synopsis
Superbly illustrated with original artwork throughout, this book explores the ironclad warships that fought the little-known battles of South America's War of the Pacific. In the late 19th century, a war erupted between Chile and Peru, the catalyst for which was control of guano-rich Chincha islands. Given the geography of the two countries, with a narrow, arid land border and long exposed coastlines, it was inevitable that the War of the Pacific would predominantly be a naval war. It was a unique episode of military history, fought by two newly emergent South American states, using the latest technology - ironclad, steam-powered warships - and involving more naval battles than in the American Civil War, including a blockade, the capture of key warships, and bombardments of ports. Chile's navy was larger and more modern, while Peru's trump card was the small but powerful ironclad Huáscar. In this book, naval expert Angus Konstam offers readers an essential guide to this little-known naval war, illustrated with detailed profiles of the key ironclads, spectacular original artwork of the battles and a cutaway of Huáscar. He briefly covers the strategies of the warring powers as well as exploring all the key points of the naval campaign and the details of the warships involved, as a handful of ironclads fought for naval supremacy in South America., In the late 19th century, a war erupted between Chile and Peru, the catalyst for which was control of the guano-rich Chincha islands. With the two countries having a narrow, and land border and long exposed coastlines, it was inevitable that the War of the Pacific would predominantly be a naval war. It was a unique episode of military history, fought using the latest technology - ironclad, steam-powered warships - and involving more naval battles than in the American Civil War, including a blockade, the capture of key warships, and the bombardments of several ports. Chile's navy was larger and more modern, so Peru's hopes lay in its small but powerful ironclad Huáscar. In this beautifully illustrated book, naval expert Angus Konstam offers readers an essential guide to this little-known naval war. He covers the strategies of the warring powers as well as exploring all the key points of the naval campaign and the details of the warships involved, as a handful of ironclads fought for naval supremacy in South America., Superbly illustrated with original artwork throughout, this book explores the ironclad warships that fought the little-known battles of South America's War of the Pacific
LC Classification Number
F3097.K6 2024