The Ten Cents War
Subtitle: Chile, Peru, and Bolivia in the War of the Pacific, 1879-1884
Publisher: Praeger Publishers; Praeger
Published: September 30, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780275969257
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Battles & campaigns; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - General History; History: World; Bolivia; Chile; Peru; Ethnic Studies - General; Latin America - South America; Military - General; History / Military / General; Campaigns; War of the Pacific, 1879-1884
First sentence: On first glance the territory stretching along the Pacific coast of South America from about latitude 19 to 25 South would hardly impress one as being worth fighting over.