Research Catalog

Title

San Juan Hill 1898 : America's emergence as a world power / text by Angus Konstam ; battlescenes by David Rickman.

Author

Konstam, Angus.

Publication

London : Osprey Military, 1998.

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Details

Additional Authors

Rickman, David.

Description

96 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps; 25 cm.

Summary

"Labeled a 'splendid little war' by Senator John Hay, the Spanish American War was a peculiar event in America's history, provoked as much by the press as by political pressures ... Aided by ... 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"--Page 4 of cover.

Series Statement

Osprey military campaign series ; 57

Uniform Title

Osprey military campaign series 57.

Subject

• Spanish-American War, 1898 > Campaigns > Cuba
• Spanish-American War, 1898 > Campaigns > Cuba
• United States > History > 1865-1898

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 89).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Origins of the campaign -- The opposing commanders: the Americans, the Spanish -- Opposing armies: the American army, the Spanish army, opposing plans -- The campaign: the landings at Daiquiri and Siboney, the skirmish at Las Guasimas, prelude to battle -- The battles of 1 July: the Spanish defences, Shafter's plan, the battle for El Caney, the approach march, the Rough Riders' charge at Kettle Hill, the charge up San Juan Hill -- Aftermath: the naval battle of Santiago, the siege of Santiago -- Chronology.

ISBN

1855327015

OCLC

41259349

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library