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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463120303321

Autore

Leeke Jim <1949->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , 2009

ISBN

1-61251-414-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Disciplina

973.8/945

Soggetti

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

Electronic books.

United States History, Naval To 1900

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.