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

by Angus Konstam

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855327015
• ISBN13: 9781855327016
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

great book

Great book unless his ones involving Pirates. Nicely written. Well illustrated.