An often overshadowed event in American military history, the Spanish-American War began as a humanitarian effort on the part of the US to provide military assistance for the liberation of Cuba from Spanish domination. This book offers a comprehensive and annotated bibliography detailing this globally significant conflict and its aftermath.

Includes index.

Bibliographies and encyclopedias -- General histories -- Cuban, Filipino, and Puerto Rican resistance to Spanish rule -- The Cuban Campaign -- The Puerto Rico Campaign -- The Battle of Manila Bay and the capture of Manila -- Philippine insurrection -- The domestic scene : America looks at the war and itself -- Armaments, uniforms, equipment, tactics, military reforms -- Peace.