Historical Dictionary of the Spanish American War

Foreshadowing the twentieth-century experience, the Spanish American War was America's first modern foreign war. Catapulting the United States into an international world power, the war had lasting international implications. Besides America's acquisition of Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Hawaii, and Guam, the war led the United States to take to the international stage, confronting Germany and Japan (foreshadowing the conflict of World War II), and creating a diplomatic bridge between Great Britain and the United States. For Spain, the 1898-1899 conflict was the death knell of empire, which led to a national crisis culminating in the Spanish Civil War. This volume provides easily accessible information on the naval and army operations, Spanish operations, and the political background to the military events, with an emphasis on future foreign affairs.

The Spanish American War is seminal to an understanding of twentieth-century U.S. foreign relations-in Cuba, the Pacific, especially Japan, and with Great Britain. It is also central to an understanding of twentieth-century Spain. U.S. military history also requires an understanding of amphibious operations, naval and army reform, deployment command and control, and interservice cooperation as reflected in the Spanish American War. This book provides a quick reference to what was once called this splendid little war.

List of contents

Preface
Chronology of the Spanish American War
The Dictionary
Bibliographical Essay
Index

About the author

DONALD H. DYAL is Director of the Cushing Library at Texas A&M University (Special Collections, Manuscripts & Archives). He is the author of several articles and books, including A Special Kind of Doctor (1991).

Product details

• Authors: Donald H. Dyal, Dyal Donald H.
• Assisted by: Brian B. Carpenter (Editor), Mark A. Thomas (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.04.1996
• EAN: 9780313288524
• ISBN: 978-0-313-28852-4
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; USA, Spain, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, HISTORY / Reference, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, maritime history, Reference works, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, American History: Conflict