Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War


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Foreshadowing the twentieth-century experience, the Spanish American War was America's first modern foreign war. Catapulting the United States into an international world power, the war had lasting international implications. Besides America's acquisition of Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Hawaii, and Guam, the war led the United States to take to the international stage, confronting Germany and Japan (foreshadowing the conflict of World War II), and creating a diplomatic bridge between Great Britain and the United States. For Spain, the 1898-1899 conflict was the death knell of empire, which led to a national crisis culminating in the Spanish Civil War. This volume provides easily accessible information on the naval and army operations, Spanish operations, and the political background to the military events, with an emphasis on future foreign affairs.
The Spanish American War is seminal to an understanding of twentieth-century U.S. foreign relations� �in Cuba, the Pacific, especially Japan, and with Great Britain. It is also central to an understanding of twentieth-century Spain. U.S. military history also requires an understanding of amphibious operations, naval and army reform, deployment command and control, and interservice cooperation as reflected in the Spanish American War. This book provides a quick reference to what was once called this splendid little war.
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This book will be a disappointment to a serious researcher of the Spanish American War. It does not come close to the Civil War and American Revolution encyclopedias by Mark M. Boatner III. Most of the inforamtion is extracted from differents books on the war instead of original work. Only the most notable generals have bios, thus lacking bios on regiment commanders. The book is helpfull to someone doing elementry research on the war, but much the information can be gotten from notable books on the war. This book does not warrant the $125 price tag. Buyer beware.Most of the consumer Reviews tell that the "Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War" are high quality item. You can read each testimony from consumers to find out cons and pros from Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War ...

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