{"product_id":"warships-in-the-war-of-the-pacific-1879-83-south-americas-ironclad-naval-campaign-9781472861245","title":"Warships in the War of the Pacific 1879-83: South America's Ironclad Naval Campaign","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperbly 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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 \u003ci\u003eHuáscar.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eHuáscar.\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472861245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.76h x 7.24w x 1.00d","brand":"Angus Konstam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43799809360053,"sku":"9781472861245","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7d0fa957-fd5d-4c5e-9232-10f8c736d976.jpg?v=1711478813","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/warships-in-the-war-of-the-pacific-1879-83-south-americas-ironclad-naval-campaign-9781472861245","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}