Examines the causes behind the sinking of the battleship Maine and the start of the Spanish-American War.

A reexamination of the explosion that led to the Spanish-American War, which the authors believe was caused by a Spanish mine.

Based on a pocket diary from the Spanish-American War, this tough-as-nails 1899 memoir abounds in patriotic valor and launched the future President into the American consciousness.

Presents the historical events in the loss of the battleship 'Maine' and provides new insights into this important event of the Spanish-American war. The text is supplemented with a number of black-and-white photographs and diagrams.