Armies of the War of the Pacific 187983 by Gabriele Esposito... - 9781472814067

Armies of the War of the Pacific 187983Chile, Peru & Bolivia\nAuthor(s): Gabriele Esposito, Giuseppe Rava\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781472814067, 978-1472814067\nSynopsis\nThe Pacific War was the greatest and bloodiest war ever fought in the Andean region, and is one of the most important conflicts in South American history.\n\nIt is also known as the 'Saltpeter War' or the 'Guano War' because the possession of these two highly profitable nitrates was the main cause of the conflict. By the 1870s Chilean military superiority and expansionist policies exploded into full scale conflict. This book examines the troops, uniforms and equipment used by the Chilean, Peruvian and Bolivian forces and traces the events of the war from the early naval blockades, through major pitched battles, to the final guerilla campaign in occupied Peru.\n\nThe war ended in total victory for Chile, and that country's mili.