Title Manila and Santiago : the new steel Navy in the Spanish-American War / Jim Leeke

Published Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2009

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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 Analysis Ships, Iron and steel United States History 19th century Spanish-American War, 1898 Cuba Santiago de Cuba Spanish-American War, 1898 Naval operations, American Spanish-American War, 1898 Philippines Manila United States History, Naval To 1900 United States Navy History Spanish-American War, 1898 Warships United States History 19th century Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject United States. Navy -- History -- Spanish-American War, 1898. SUBJECT United States. Navy fast Subject Ships, Iron and steel -- United States -- History -- 19th century Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Naval operations, American Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Cuba -- Santiago de Cuba Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Philippines -- Manila Warships -- United States -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. Military operations, Naval -- American Ships, Iron and steel Warships Guerra hispano-americana, 1898 -- Operaciones navales Barcos de guerra -- Estados Unidos -- Historia Marina de guerra -- Estados Unidos -- S.XIX SUBJECT United States -- History, Naval -- To 1900. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140345 Subject Cuba -- Santiago de Cuba Philippines -- Manila United States Genre/Form History Naval history Form Electronic book LC no. 2009006331 ISBN 9781612514147 1612514146

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