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Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2009

1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations, maps

ISBN 9781612514147 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9781591144649

Print version: Leeke, Jim, 1949- Manila and Santiago : the new steel Navy in the Spanish-American War. Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2009 xi, 190 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. ISBN 9781591144649

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index

pt. 1. Thirty-three years (1865-98) -- Fort Fisher -- The doldrums -- The Commodore -- The Maine -- Inquiry -- pt. 2. Manila -- Hong Kong -- Cruisers -- "God of victories" -- Magistrate and monk -- "Perfect line of battle" -- pt. 3. Santiago -- "Fighting Bob" -- Cervera -- Battleships -- The crossing -- Cienfuegos -- The Merrimac -- Blockade -- "God and the gunners" -- "Big enough for all" -- Aftermath -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Comparative squadron strength, Manila Bay -- Appendix B: Comparative fleet strength, Santiago de Cuba.

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