[Chilean Medical Staff Testimonies and Experiencies During The War of The Pacific: 1879-1884].

Abstract

This article analyzes the experiences of military physician and chaplains who participates in Peru and Bolivia's campaign during the War of the Pacific (1879-1884). From their point of view, they presented an alternative narrative away from authorities, where they described the activities, they carried out, as well the difficulties and material shortages to achieve the troop´s needs. In physician and chaplains personal documents (diaries and letters), the war phenomenon is reconstructed on a human scale, crossing their stories, recovering his work, reflections and war experiences.