The War With Spain in 1898

Trask, David F.

ISBN 10: 0803294298 / ISBN 13: 9780803294295

Published by University of Nebraska Press, 1996

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Used - Good: Former library book. Item may have signs of use (such as marks, edgewear, cuts, tears, bends, or crushes on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket) but is still readable with intact binding. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. Slipcase, dust covers, or boxed set cases may be missing. May be missing bundled media, access codes, and/or accessories.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The War With Spain in 1898
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803294298
• ISBN 13: 9780803294295
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 30 ounces
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Synopsis

“Remember the Maine!” The war cry spread throughout the United States after the American battleship was blown up in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. Americans, already sympathetic with Cuba’s struggle for independence from Spain, demanded action. Brief and decisive, not too costly, the Spanish-American War made the United States a world power.

David F. Trask’s War with Spain in 1898 is a cogent political and military history of that “splendid little war.” It describes the failure of diplomacy; the state of preparedness of both sides; the battles, including those of Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders; the enlargement of conflict to rout the Spanish from Puerto Rico and the Philippines; and the misconceptions surrounding the war.

About the Author

Chief historian at the U.S. Army Center for Military History, David F. Trask is also the author of The AEF and Coalition Warmaking, 1917–1918.