The War with SpainHarper & Brothers, 1899 - 276 páginas |
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... regulars brought together from all parts of the country and mobilized at Tampa , we were settling rapidly and judiciously our relations with the other powers of the earth . There was never a moment when any European power could or would ...
... regulars brought together from all parts of the country and mobilized at Tampa , we were settling rapidly and judiciously our relations with the other powers of the earth . There was never a moment when any European power could or would ...
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... regulars was suddenly demanded , and the poor old system of military administration , with its coils of red - tape and its vast clerical force devoted to details , began to groan and creak , to break down here and to stop there , and to ...
... regulars was suddenly demanded , and the poor old system of military administration , with its coils of red - tape and its vast clerical force devoted to details , began to groan and creak , to break down here and to stop there , and to ...
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... regulars was not rapid , and the middle of May had passed before they were assembled at Tampa . By the beginning of June , how- ever , the regulars were gathered ; but of all the volun- teers , slowly mustering in different camps and in ...
... regulars was not rapid , and the middle of May had passed before they were assembled at Tampa . By the beginning of June , how- ever , the regulars were gathered ; but of all the volun- teers , slowly mustering in different camps and in ...
Página 110
... regulars was not rapid , and the middle of May had passed before they were assembled at Tampa . By the beginning of June , how- ever , the regulars were gathered ; but of all the volun- teers , slowly mustering in different camps and in ...
... regulars was not rapid , and the middle of May had passed before they were assembled at Tampa . By the beginning of June , how- ever , the regulars were gathered ; but of all the volun- teers , slowly mustering in different camps and in ...
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... regulars advanced with equal steadiness and perfect coolness . They do not draw the public attention as do the volunteers , for they act just as every one expected , and they are not new , but highly trained troops . But their work is ...
... regulars advanced with equal steadiness and perfect coolness . They do not draw the public attention as do the volunteers , for they act just as every one expected , and they are not new , but highly trained troops . But their work is ...
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Términos y frases comunes
action Admiral Cervera Admiral Dewey Admiral Sampson advance American fleet American ships April April 25 army artillery Asiatic squadron attack batteries battle battle-ship block-house blockade boat bombardment brigade Brooklyn Caney Captain cavalry Cavité Cervera channel Cienfuegos coal Coamo coast command Congress Cuba Cuban declared despatch destroyed El Caney enemy expedition fight flag flag-ship force French Gloucester Guanica gunboat guns harbor Havana hostile iards infantry insurgents intrenchments Iowa island Key West killed Lieutenant Manila ment Merrimac miles military morning movement navy night o'clock officers Olympia once opened Oregon peace Philippines port President Protected Cruiser protocol Puerto Rico regiments regulars resolution road San Juan Santiago Schley Senate sent Shafter shells shore shots soldiers Spain Span Spaniards Spanish Spanish fire Spanish fleet Spanish ships speed squadron steamed surrender tion torpedo-boat torpedoes town treaty troops United vessels victory Washington WILLIAM MCKINLEY wounded
Pasajes populares
Página 35 - WHEREAS, the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating, as they have, in the destruction of a United States battleship, with two hundred and sixty-six of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana...
Página 234 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Página 35 - First— That the people of the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and independent. Second— That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban...
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Stephen Kinzer Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
The War of 1898: The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography Louis A. Pérez Sin vista previa disponible - 1998 |