Description |
1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents |
pt. 1. Thirty-three years (1865-98) -- Fort Fisher -- The doldrums -- The Commodore -- The Maine -- Inquiry -- pt. 2. Manila -- Hong Kong -- Cruisers -- "God of victories" -- Magistrate and monk -- "Perfect line of battle" -- pt. 3. Santiago -- "Fighting Bob" -- Cervera -- Battleships -- The crossing -- Cienfuegos -- The Merrimac -- Blockade -- "God and the gunners" -- "Big enough for all" -- Aftermath -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Comparative squadron strength, Manila Bay -- Appendix B: Comparative fleet strength, Santiago de Cuba |
Summary |
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 s |
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Ships, Iron and steel United States History 19th century |
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Spanish-American War, 1898 Cuba Santiago de Cuba |
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Spanish-American War, 1898 Naval operations, American |
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Spanish-American War, 1898 Philippines Manila |
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United States History, Naval To 1900 |
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United States Navy History Spanish-American War, 1898 |
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Warships United States History 19th century |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index |
Notes |
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United States. Navy -- History -- Spanish-American War, 1898.
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SUBJECT |
United States. Navy fast |
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Ships, Iron and steel -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Naval operations, American
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Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Cuba -- Santiago de Cuba
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Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Philippines -- Manila
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Warships -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Military operations, Naval -- American
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Ships, Iron and steel
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Warships
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Guerra hispano-americana, 1898 -- Operaciones navales
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Barcos de guerra -- Estados Unidos -- Historia
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Marina de guerra -- Estados Unidos -- S.XIX
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United States -- History, Naval -- To 1900.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140345
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Cuba -- Santiago de Cuba
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Philippines -- Manila
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United States
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Genre/Form |
History
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Naval history
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2009006331 |
ISBN |
9781612514147 |
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1612514146 |
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