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The Sinking of the ""USS Maine: Declaring War Against Spain
Samuel Willard Crompton
The Sinking of the ""USS Maine: Declaring War Against Spain
Samuel Willard Crompton
Early in 1898, the battleship USS Maine was sent to Havana. Then, on the night of February 15, the Maine blew up in Havana Harbor with the loss of 260 lives. This book examines the historical circumstances leading up the destruction of the Maine, the immediate aftermath, and the long-term consequences.
112 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs, biographical sidebars, excerpts from primary sou
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | January 30, 2009 |
ISBN13 | 9781604130492 |
Publishers | Chelsea House Publishers |
Pages | 112 |
Dimensions | 165 × 235 × 13 mm · 420 g |
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