{"product_id":"spanish-american-war-hourly-history-9781537586038","title":"Spanish American War: A History From Beginning to End","description":"Spanish-American War\"A splendid little war \"- that's how one contemporary observer described the Spanish-American War, a war that is arguably one of the most important wars ever fought. The duration was short and the victory decisive, thus little and splendid, the latter, at least, from the victor's point of view. The impacts of the war, however, were anything but little. In fact, the aftermath of the Spanish-American War is still affecting global affairs today. The dominant superpowers of 1898 watched as a new player on the international scene, the United States, shifted its ideology from isolationism to expansionism, and emerged as a force to reckoned with, a true superpower. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside you will read about...- Prelude to War\u003cbr\u003e- First Blood\u003cbr\u003e- The Pacific Theatre\u003cbr\u003e- The Caribbean Theatre\u003cbr\u003e- War's End\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd much more \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result was a series of bloody battles fought in both the Caribbean and the Pacific over Spanish territorial holdings. This eBook takes the reader on a journey from what set the stage for war to the aftermaths that continue to impact each of the players in the present day. From the explosion that sank the USS Maine to the recent d tente in Cuban-American relations, this eBook describes the events and their consequences in a thorough yet concise manner that is enjoyable to read and packed with historical information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hourly History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1537586033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781537586038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Hourly History","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991533650175,"sku":"9781537586038","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aef7e382-1711-4f37-9fc4-5f802f3f1092.jpg?v=1683310847","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spanish-american-war-hourly-history-9781537586038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}