San Juan Hill 1898: America's Emergence as a World Power

by Angus Konstam, David Rickman (Illustrator)

Overview

Labelled a 'splendid little war' by Senator John Hay, the Spanish American War (1898) was a peculiar event in America's history, provoked as much by the press as by political pressures. Here, aided by superbly detailed maps and artwork, the author deals with the clashes at Las Guasimas and El Caney, the capture of San Juan Hill, and the naval battle and siege of Santiago. The war was to mark the end of Spanish sovereignty in her 'New World', and the establishment of the United States of America as a world power.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472802088
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	02/20/2013
Series:	Campaign , #57
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	75 MB
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About the Author

Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands and is the author of over 15 books, many of which are published by Osprey. His other maritime titles include Elite 67: Pirates 1660-1730, Elite 69: Buccaneers 1620-1700 and Elite 70: Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605. Formerly the Curator of Weapons in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London, he also served as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. He is now based in London, where he combines a freelance museum consultancy business with a career as a historian and writer.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Origins of the Campaign
The Opposing Commanders
The Opposing Armies
The Campaign
The Battles of 1 July
Aftermath
Chronology
Bibliography
The Battlefield Today
Orders of Battle
Index