Correspondence between the U.S. Army Adjutant-General and military commanders regarding the Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion, and the Philippine-American War.

Hardcover reprint of the original 1902 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: United States. AdjutanGeneral's Office. Correspondence Relating To The War With Spain And Conditions Growing Out Of The Same, Including The Insurrection In The Philippine Islands And The China Relief Expedition, Between The Adjutant-General Of The Army And Military Commanders In The United States, Cuba, Porto Rico, China, And The Philippine Islands, From April 15, 1898, To July 30, 1902, Volume 2. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: United States. AdjutanGeneral's Office. Correspondence Relating To The War With Spain And Conditions Growing Out Of The Same, Including The Insurrection In The Philippine Islands And The China Relief Expedition, Between The Adjutant-General Of The Army And Military Commanders In The United States, Cuba, Porto Rico, China, And The Philippine Islands, From April 15, 1898, To July 30, 1902, Volume 2. Washington, Gov'T. Print. Off., 1902. Subject: Spanish-American War, 1898

“Remember the Maine!” The war cry spread throughout the United States after the American battleship was blown up in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. Americans, already sympathetic with Cuba’s struggle for independence from Spain, demanded action. Brief and decisive, not too costly, the Spanish-American War made the United States a world power. David F. Trask’s War with Spain in 1898 is a cogent political and military history of that “splendid little war.” It describes the failure of diplomacy; the state of preparedness of both sides; the battles, including those of Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders; the enlargement of conflict to rout the Spanish from Puerto Rico and the Philippines; and the misconceptions surrounding the war.

This work focuses primarily on military medicine during this conflict. Historian Vincent J. Cirillo argues that there is a universal element of military culture that stifles medical progress. This war gave army medical officers an opportunity to introduce to the battlefield new medical technology, including the X-ray, aseptic surgery and sanitary systems derived from the germ theory. With few exceptions, however, their recommendations were ignored almost completely.