BRUCE W. FARCAU is a twenty-year veteran of the Foreign Service with numerous assignments in Latin America and Europe

The Stage 5

The Contenders 13

The Issue 31

Opening Moves 47

Decision at Sea 65

Coming to Grips 87

The Presidents Depart 119

Tacna and Arica The End in the South 129

A Diplomatic Interlude 149

On to Lima 157

The Brokenbacked War 171

Loose Ends 191

Selected Bibliography 201

Index 209

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