Somerlott, Robert.

The Spanish-American War : remember the Maine! / Robert Somerlott. - Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers, c2002. - 128 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. - American war series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-126) and index.

Explosion in Havana -- "Remember the Maine" -- America's most popular war -- The Rough Riders -- The struggle for Cuba -- The naval battle of Santiago de Cuba -- Americans on the Spanish islands -- The new American empire.

Discusses the Spanish-American war, including the destruction of the United States battleship "Maine" and looks at the causes, strategies, and ramifications of the defeat of Spain by the United States.

0766018555 (lib. bdg.) : $20.95

2001004118


Spanish-American War, 1898.

E715 / .S76 2002

973.8/9