Images of Spanish American War: April-August 1898 [Paperback]

Stan Cohen (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl; 1st edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575100312
• ISBN-13: 978-1575100319
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #562,098 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful supplement to Trask et al., April 8, 1999

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[e-mail] (Dunedin, New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Images of Spanish American War: April-August 1898 (Paperback)

This book provides a wonderful supplement to the standard texts on the Spanish American War which tend to include few if any photographs. This book contains photographs of an unbelievable variety of relevant material: people, gravestones and monuments, weapons, ships (many pictures of the ships, but only one of the infamous balloon?), contemporary sheet music, newspapers, reunions, memorabilia, etc. The only omission I could detect was the absence of Jimmy Hare's photographs of the conflict. For those of you who have seen the recent movie "Rough Riders", look at it again with this book by your side and compare how little resemblance there is between most of the movie actors and the historical characters they are meant to depict!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous Book, May 22, 2000

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John Galt (Wheeler, Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Images of Spanish American War: April-August 1898 (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book to anyone with even a passing interest in this important phase of American history. Many unique photographs. Nice, readable historical sections. To add an extra comment to that of the gentleman from New Zealand in review number one (discussing the Rough Riders film), compare the photographs of Joseph Wheeler to the portrayal by Gary Busey. I'm a Gary Busey fan, but really,... Wheeler was 5'5" and 120lb!

I work a great deal with the Wheeler Home in N. Alabama, which naturally has a wealth of Span-Am information tied to it, and I recommend this book to EVERYONE!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The source for photos of the SAW!!!, November 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Images of Spanish American War: April-August 1898 (Paperback)

This book is a great source for technical information on the U.S. Forces that engaged the Spanish in what was refered to as a "Splendid little War." The period photos of troops in stateside camps and in battle in Cuba will be welcomed by today's SAW Living Historian. Also included are photos of museum displays, and actual Reenactment groups.