The splendid little war

Freidel, Frank 1916-1993 (Author).

Summary: "The Splendid Little War is the compelling story of this often overlooked conflict, told largely in the words of the participants themselves. It was a war peopled by the famous and those soon to be: Teddy Roosevelt, Stephen Crane, Clara Barton, and William Jennings Bryan are among those who played key roles in the war against Spain. Above all, as Freidel writes, the Spanish-American War marked the end of an era: "Beyond the 'splended little war' hung the indefinite shadow of world cataclysm ... Few Americans dreamed how different the United States would be afterwards.""--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 1580800939
ISBN: 9781580800938
ISBN: 0739423428
ISBN: 9780739423424
Physical Description: print
x, 246 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Publisher: Short Hills, NJ : Burford Books, 2002, ©1958.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown, 1958.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Mark Clodfelter -- 1. Remember the Maine -- 2. The Battle of Manila Bay -- 3. As Johnny Went Marching Off -- 4. Hunting the Spanish Fleet -- 5. Expedition to Cuba -- 6. Daiquiri Beachhead -- 7. Skirmish at Las Guasimas -- 8. Assault on El Caney -- 9. Up San Juan Hill -- 10. A Precarious Toehold -- 11. The Fleet Darts Out -- 12. A Fourth of July Present -- 13. Siege of Santiago -- 14. Puerto Rican Campaign -- 15. Expedition to the Phillipines -- 16. Victory -- and Death.