Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884

Andean Tragedy: Fighting the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884

The difficulty-near impossibility in this era-of land communication from Chile's Central Valley north to Bolivian and Peruvian targets in the Atacama demanded that Chile control the sea lanes of the west coast of South America in order to mount any effective offensive.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Americas 2008, Vol.65 (2), p.274-275
1. Verfasser: Cooney, Jerry W.
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Armed forces
Military History
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Zusammenfassung:The difficulty-near impossibility in this era-of land communication from Chile's Central Valley north to Bolivian and Peruvian targets in the Atacama demanded that Chile control the sea lanes of the west coast of South America in order to mount any effective offensive.
ISSN:0003-1615
1533-6247
DOI:10.1353/tam.0.0036