History of the Spanish American War

I found this book on eBay and bought it for $12.99 only.  Seems that this truly is a forgotten war given that I was the only bidder.

The book is the History of the Spanish American War by Henry Watterson.  It's hardbound with 474 pages and written in 1898.

The book is filled with fantastic black and white photographs of the war that are printed one-sided on slick paper and is illustrated with numerous original engravings and colored plates, accurately portraying the scenes described.

What motivated me to buy this was the fact that it was written BEFORE the ensuing Philippine-American War.  This gives a perspective on the Filipino plight for independence not yet tainted by America's need for imperialism.  Contents include the following:

• The blockade of Cuba
• Bottling up Cervera's squadron
• The invasion of Cuba
• Heroes at Las Guasimas
• Closing in on Santiago
• San Joan and El Caney
• Destruction of Cervera's squadron
• Progress of our Army and Navy
• Death grip at Santiago
• Surrender of Santiago
• Garcia's disaffection and Manzanillo
• Significance of the fall of Santiago
• Defeat of Foreign intervention
• The Philippines question
• Imperialism, expansion, annexation
• Anglo-American alliance
• Attitude of France and Russia
• Dewey and the Germans
• Dewey, Aguinaldo, and Augusti
• Invasion of Porto Rico
• Peace
• Assault and capture of Manila
• Fighting leaders of the war
• Fighting leaders of the Army
• Interesting facts about war
• Aspects and incidents

For those who'd like to read it, here's the link to Google Books online scan of the actual book itself.

History of the Spanish American War