Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy and the Spanish-American War

EDWARD J. MAROLDA is the Senior Historian of the Naval Historical Centre in Washington, DC. He has authored, co-authored, and edited several books on the history of the US Navy.

• Preface; E.J.Marolda Introduction; D.Brinkley Theodore Roosevelt, the Navy, and the War with Spain; A.K.Nelson New Interpretations of How the USS Maine was Lost; D.Wegner Army-Navy Joint Operations in the Spanish-American War; G.A.Cosmas Theodore Roosevelt and the Heritage of the U.S. Navy; J.A.Gable Roosevelt's Naval Thinking Before Mahan; H.J.Hendrix II The Spanish Navy and the Spanish-American War; M.A.Fernandez The Experience of the Spanish-American War and Its Impact on Professional Navy Thought; J.B.Hattendorf The Influence of the Spanish-America War on the U.S. Marine Corps; J.Shulimson The Men Behind the Guns: The Impact of the War with Spain on the Navy Enlisted Force; J.R.Reckner

'...a refresher for specialist and a primer for others interested in turn of the twentieth century American naval affairs.' - The Journal of Military History