Correspondence Related To The War With Spain and 50 similar items

Correspondence Relating to the War With Spain, long out-of-print, is an invaluable two-volume documentary collection of the communications between The Adjutant General's Office and the field commanders. First published in 1902 and brought back into print to commemorate the centennial of the Spanish-American War, this facsimile edition provides a solid core of primary material and a starting point for research on a broad spectrum of topics related to the U.S. Army and its conduct of overseas campaigns in Cuba, Puerto Rico, China, and the Philippines. With an introduction by Graham A. Cosmas, who describes the War With Spain as a significant event in the Army's evolution from a frontier constabulary into the military arm of twentieth-century world power. The volumes serve as a hallmark of the Army's first efforts to project forces over vast distances outside North America to achieve strategic objectives. Features: Correspondence Relating To The War With Spain - Vol 1 and Vol 2 Hardcover Bound with Gold Inlay of The Great Seal of the United States on Covers Covers The War with Spain and Includes the Insurrection In The Philippine Islands and the China Relief Expedition Events Cover April 15, 1898, to July 30, 1902 Forward by Brigadier General Harold W. Nelson, Chief of Military History Originally Printed in 1992 - Stil in Printing Press Plastic Wrap Total of 1489 Pages of Text