San juan hill 1898: america's emergence as a world power
Auteur :
Konstam, Angus
Éditeur :
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN :
9781855327016
Date de publication :
30 oct. 1998
Dimensions :
24,8 x 18,4 x 0,8 cm
Poids :
360 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The background to this conflict, covered here, lay in the Cuban insurrection of 1895-1898 and its suppression by Cuba's Spanish overlords. Following the destruction of the USS Maine in Havana harbour, the US declared war on Spain, sending some 17,000 men to invade Cuba.