The Splendid Little War

I was very fortunate to have found this book recently.  It is a First Edition, published by Little, Brown & Co. in 1958, of "The Splendid Little War" by Frank Freidel.  It has the original book cover and carried a $5.00 price tag which was definitely a bonus.

To quote from the book, it is the "dramatic story of the almost forgotten Spanish-American War, the Maine, San Juan Hill, Manila Bay, Santiago, the Rough Riders...told in text and more than 300 pictures."  It has 314 pages, 10" x 8" hardback and with dustcover.

I like this book because it was published during a time when America had literally almost forgotten about this war.  Through works like this, Americans and Filipino-Americans alike learned about the conflict and no doubt inspired more works on this subject.

The book itself covers the major conflicts of the war and not devoted strictly to battles in the Philippines.  And it does not cover the subsequent Philippine-American War.  But there are chapters, "The Battle of Manila Bay" and "Expedition to the Philippines," that cover the subject well.

A quick search on the Internet and I was able to find that a New Edition, published in 2002, can be had a very good prices.  Overall, a good read.