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Konstam Angus - Warships In The War Of The Pacific 1879 83 South America's Ironclad Naval Campaign - Paperback
Konstam Angus - Warships In The War Of The Pacific 1879 83 South America's Ironclad Naval Campaign - Paperback
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Description: 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 Hu scar. 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 Hu scar. 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.
Title: Warships In The War Of The Pacific 1879 83 South America's Ironclad Naval Campaign
Author(s): Konstam Angus, Mr Paul Wright
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781472861245
Pages: 48 Pages, Illustrated Throughout With 40 Photos And 8 Pages Of Colour Illustrations
Publication Date: 5/21/2024
Series: New Vanguard
Category: Military & Naval Ships
Description: 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 Hu scar. 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 Hu scar. 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.
Title: Warships In The War Of The Pacific 1879 83 South America's Ironclad Naval Campaign
Author(s): Konstam Angus, Mr Paul Wright
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781472861245
Pages: 48 Pages, Illustrated Throughout With 40 Photos And 8 Pages Of Colour Illustrations
Publication Date: 5/21/2024
Series: New Vanguard
Category: Military & Naval Ships
