{"product_id":"2940148426103","title":"Lessons of the War with Spain and Other Articles","description":"This edition features a linked Table of Contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eLessons of the War with Spain, 1898.   \u003cbr\u003eMcClure's Magazine, December, 1898-April, 1899.   \u003cbr\u003eIntroductory: Comprehension of Military and Naval Matters possible to the People, and important to the Nation  \u003cbr\u003eI.  How the Motive of the War gave Direction to its Earlier Movements. — Strategic Value of Puerto Rico. — Considerations on the Size and Qualities of Battleships. — Mutual Relations of Coast Defence and Navy  \u003cbr\u003eII.  The Effect of Deficient Coast-Defence upon the Movements of the Navy. — The Military and Naval Conditions of Spain at the Outbreak of the War  \u003cbr\u003eIII.  Possibilities open to the Spanish Navy at the Beginning of the War. — The Reasons for Blockading Cuba. — First Movements of the Squadrons under Admirals Sampson and Cervera  \u003cbr\u003eIV.  Problems presented by Cervera's Appearance in West Indian Waters. — Movements of the United States Divisions and of the Oregon. — Functions of Cruisers in a Naval Campaign  \u003cbr\u003eV.  The Guard set over Cervera. — Influence of Inadequate Numbers upon the Conduct of Naval and Military Operations. — Cámara's Rush through the Mediterranean, and Consequent Measures taken by the United States  \u003cbr\u003eThe Peace Conference and the Moral Aspect of War  \u003cbr\u003e   North American Review, October, 1899.   \u003cbr\u003eThe Relations of the United States to their New Dependencies  \u003cbr\u003e   Engineering Magazine, January, 1899.   \u003cbr\u003eDistinguishing Qualities of Ships of War  \u003cbr\u003e   Scripps-McRae Newspaper League, November, 1898.   \u003cbr\u003eCurrent Fallacies upon Naval Subjects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author\u003cbr\u003e\"Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840 – 1914) was a United States Navy flag officer, geostrategist, and historian, who has been called \"the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century.\"\" -- Wikipedia\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181855031536,"sku":"2940148426103","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148426103_p0.jpg?v=1763702817","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148426103","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}