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A vivid account of Chile's war with Peru and Bolivia from 1879 to 1884 over control of the Atacama Desert, a nitrate-rich coastal region.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Stage The Contenders The Issue Opening Moves Decision at Sea Coming to Grips The Presidents Depart Tacna and Arica: The End in the South A Diplomatic Interlude On to Lima The Broken-backed War Loose Ends Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

BRUCE W. FARCAU is a twenty-year veteran of the Foreign Service with numerous assignments in Latin America and Europe./e He has published extensively on Latin American Military History and Politics.

Reviews

.,."a valuable addition to the study of nineteenth century Latin American history."-South Eastern Latin Americanist

.,."a very welcome work for anyone interested in the military history of the nineteenth century, as well as relations among Latine American states, on which the confict continues to have an impact....does a very good job of examining strategic planning, campaigns, and a number of individual actions."-The NYMAS Newsletter

.,."interesting and well-written...the book provides a good introduction to the War of the Pacific, covering the political and economic aspects quite well...a good starting poing for those interested in the war and Chile's nineteenth-century domination of the west coast of South America."-The Journal of Military History

?...a valuable addition to the study of nineteenth century Latin American history.?-South Eastern Latin Americanist

?...a very welcome work for anyone interested in the military history of the nineteenth century, as well as relations among Latine American states, on which the confict continues to have an impact....does a very good job of examining strategic planning, campaigns, and a number of individual actions.?-The NYMAS Newsletter

?...interesting and well-written...the book provides a good introduction to the War of the Pacific, covering the political and economic aspects quite well...a good starting poing for those interested in the war and Chile's nineteenth-century domination of the west coast of South America.?-The Journal of Military History

?[i]n the works discussed herein. As a corpus these works are significant because they raise questions for future students of military-civilian relations...Such contrasts and comparisons make this body of work historiographically noteworthy as well...Each is a refreshing corrective to national versions that extolled the virtues of things matial, made nationalistic claims, and doted on the technicalities of military history, all the while ignoring the ugly side of war and its aftermath...Smallman's Fear and Memory confirms this on a case-study level. Centeno's and Smallman's works complement each other neatly, as do Vale's, Whigham's, and Farcau's; and Brahm's, Rauch's, Arancibia's, and Sater's and Herwig's. _?-Latin American Review

"Ýi¨n the works discussed herein. As a corpus these works are significant because they raise questions for future students of military-civilian relations...Such contrasts and comparisons make this body of work historiographically noteworthy as well...Each is a refreshing corrective to national versions that extolled the virtues of things matial, made nationalistic claims, and doted on the technicalities of military history, all the while ignoring the ugly side of war and its aftermath...Smallman's Fear and Memory confirms this on a case-study level. Centeno's and Smallman's works complement each other neatly, as do Vale's, Whigham's, and Farcau's; and Brahm's, Rauch's, Arancibia's, and Sater's and Herwig's. _"-Latin American Review

..."a valuable addition to the study of nineteenth century Latin American history."-South Eastern Latin Americanist

..."a very welcome work for anyone interested in the military history of the nineteenth century, as well as relations among Latine American states, on which the confict continues to have an impact....does a very good job of examining strategic planning, campaigns, and a number of individual actions."-The NYMAS Newsletter

..."interesting and well-written...the book provides a good introduction to the War of the Pacific, covering the political and economic aspects quite well...a good starting poing for those interested in the war and Chile's nineteenth-century domination of the west coast of South America."-The Journal of Military History

"[i]n the works discussed herein. As a corpus these works are significant because they raise questions for future students of military-civilian relations...Such contrasts and comparisons make this body of work historiographically noteworthy as well...Each is a refreshing corrective to national versions that extolled the virtues of things matial, made nationalistic claims, and doted on the technicalities of military history, all the while ignoring the ugly side of war and its aftermath...Smallman's Fear and Memory confirms this on a case-study level. Centeno's and Smallman's works complement each other neatly, as do Vale's, Whigham's, and Farcau's; and Brahm's, Rauch's, Arancibia's, and Sater's and Herwig's. _"-Latin American Review