Drawing largely upon memoirs and other first person accounts of soldiers and sailors, Freidel presents a combat history of the Spanish American War. He concludes that American successes in the conflict often resulted from Spanish ineptitude rather than American military prowess. The text is accompanied throughout by b&w photographs of soldiers and scenes from the Spanish American War. The late Frank Freidel taught history at Harvard University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
