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Military History Book Reviews, Reviews
Declared a century ago, the brief Spanish-American War made the United States a recognized power for the first time. By Blaine Taylor Images of the Spanish-American War, AprilAugust 1898 (Pictorial Histories Publishing, Inc., Missoula,...
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Military History Book Reviews, Reviews
Birth of the American Century: Centennial History of the Spanish-American War, by Ron Ziel, Sunrise Special Ltd., Bridgehampton, N.Y., 1997, $44.95. In this illustrated history of the Spanish-American War, author Ron Ziel sets out to tell...
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American History Reviews, Reviews
COLONEL ROOSEVELT: THEODORE ROOSEVELT GOES TOWAR, 1897-1898, by H. Paul Jeffers (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 311 pages, $27.95). With the help of diaries, letters, and memoirs written by Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), as well as...
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American History Reviews, Reviews
1898: PRELUDE TO A CENTURY, by John A. Corry, Fordham University Press, 355 pages, $24.95. The author of this account notes, “Once in a while, a year delineates a series of important events, some crucial in their own right and others...
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Book Reviews, Reviews
GRAY STEEL AND BLACK OIL From the supply standpoint, the advent of steam propulsion in the 19th century had a dramatic impact on naval operations. The expansion of the British Empire was largely predicated on the need to supply fuel to her...
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Mag: American History Archives
Thoughts on History “It has been a splendid little war, begun with the highest motives, carried on with magnificent intelligence and spirit, favored by that fortune that loves the brave.” So said Secretary of State John Hay in...
