{"product_id":"9781472861245-warships-in-the-war-of-the-pacific-1879-83-south-americas-ironclad-naval-campaign","title":"Warships in the War of the Pacific 1879–83","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSouth America's ironclad naval campaign\u003cbr\u003e\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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41602017230945,"sku":"9781472861245","price":10.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27999759.jpg?v=1722242947","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472861245-warships-in-the-war-of-the-pacific-1879-83-south-americas-ironclad-naval-campaign","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}