The War of 1898 and U.S. Interventions, 1898T1934: An Encyclopedia / Edition 1

by Benjamin R. Beede

Overview

A fascinating encyclopedic survey of the Spanish-Cuban/American War, the Philippine War, and the small wars between 1899 and the end of the occupation of Haiti in 1934. The name changes themselves are instructive. The usage of "Spanish-American War" ignores the fact that the war in Cuba had been la

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824056247
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/01/1994
Series:	Military History of the United States , #2
Pages:	778
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.60(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments, Introduction, Contributors, List of Entries by Conflict or Occupation, List of Maps, The Encyclopedia, Appendices, Index

Editorial Reviews

A fascinating encyclopedic survey of the Spanish-Cuban/American War, the Philippine War, and the small wars between 1899 and the end of the occupation of Haiti in 1934. The name changes themselves are instructive. The usage of "Spanish-American War" ignores the fact that the war in Cuba had been largely won by the Cuban revolutionaries before US intervention, hence the new title, Spanish-Cuban/American War. The use of "Philippine Insurrection" is replaced by Philippine War, since the Philippine forces had taken much of the islands from Spain before US ground forces arrived. And guerillas or revolutionaries have replaced "bandits," the term used by the US to discredit oppositional forces. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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