Manila and Santiago
Title | Manila and Santiago PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Leeke |
Publisher | Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | 222 |
Release | 2013-07-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1612514146 |
The U.S. Navy's first two-ocean war was the Spanish-American War of 1898. A war that was global in scope, with the decisive naval battles of war at Manila Bay and Santiago de Cuba separated by two months and over ten thousand miles. During these battles in this quick, modern war, America s New Steel Navy came of age. While the American commanders sailed to war with a technologically advanced fleet, it was the lessons they had learned from Adm. David Farragut in the Civil War that prepared them for victory over the Spaniards. This history of the U.S. Navy s operations in the war provides some memorable portraits of the colorful officers who decided the outcome of these battles: Shang Dewey in the Philippines and Fighting Bob Evans off southern Cuba; Jack Philip conning the Texas and Constructor Hobson scuttling the Merrimac; Clark of the Oregon pushing his battleship around South America; and Adm. William Sampson and Commodore Scott Schley ending their careers in controversy. These officers sailed into battle with a navy of middle-aged lieutenants and overworked bluejackets, along with green naval militiamen. They were accompanied by numerous onboard correspondents, who documented the war.In addition to descriptions of the men who fought or witnessed the pivotal battles on the American side, the book offers sympathetic portraits of several Spanish officers, the Dons for whom American sailors held little personal enmity. Admirals Patricio Montojo and Pasqual Cervera, doomed to sacrifice their forces for the pride of a dying empire, receive particular attention. The first study of the Spanish-American War to be published in many years, this book takes a journalistic approach to the subject, making the conflict and the people involved relevant to today s readers. This work details a war in which victory was determined as much by leadership as by the technology of the American Steel Navy.
A Day in T̀he Very Noble City,' Manila
Title | A Day in T̀he Very Noble City,' Manila PDF eBook |
Author | Clay MacCauley |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 50 |
Release | 1899 |
Genre | Manila (Philippines) |
ISBN |
The Art of Ancestor Hunting in the Philippines
Title | The Art of Ancestor Hunting in the Philippines PDF eBook |
Author | Luciano P. R. Santiago |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 52 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN |
Interesting Manila
Title | Interesting Manila PDF eBook |
Author | bp. George Amos Miller |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 254 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | Manila (Philippines) |
ISBN |
Cutting Edge
Title | Cutting Edge PDF eBook |
Author | Miriam Defensor-Santiago |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 404 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Philippines |
ISBN |
Power and Policy
Title | Power and Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Lenz |
Publisher | Algora Publishing |
Total Pages | 292 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0875866638 |
"Through its military policy and foreign policy, America attained superpower status in a remarkably short period of time. Nations survive based on their ability to provide internal order and external defense. Unfortunately, foreign policy goals are not always attained, and sometimes those goals are based on questionable concepts. Power and Policy examines the relationship of the US military and naval power with its foreign policy objectives, exploring the policies and the use of force that propelled the United States into the first ranks of world power. The book asks when military action is needed and how such action can change the very context within which foreign policy unfolds. The study focuses on twelve major decisive events in history during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: a hurricane in Samoa and its effect on the German and US navies, the outcomes that followed the Spanish-American War, the role of Panama in the development of a trans-continental powerhouse, the US approach to southern neighbors including Nicaragua and Mexico, maneuvering for a stronger global position at the conclusion of World War I, and the establishment of naval parity with Great Britain. The facts, background and analysis enable readers to understand interventions that defined and then re-defined United States foreign policy for the rest of the 20th century."--Publisher's description.
Report on the Destruction of Manila and Japanese Atrocities
Title | Report on the Destruction of Manila and Japanese Atrocities PDF eBook |
Author | Philippines. Resident Commissioner to the United States |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 124 |
Release | 1945 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
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