The War in Cuba, the Experience of an Englishman with the United States Army

by John Black Atkins

John Atkins travelled to Cuba and Puerto Rico during the Spanish American War and witnessed combat and the surrender of Spanish forces.

Available as a free e-book from the British Library.

291 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 1899

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unlike other wars in American history the Spanish American war for me is somewhat distant. It's causes obscure and the actions brief and poorly described.

John Black Atkins a British journalist takes the reader on a tour of the conflict from the encampment in Tampa Florida to the campaign including brutal combat in Cuba and Spanish surrender both there and in Puerto Rico. Atkins' world is a world gone by where the industrialization of war is at once in full swing but hasn't hit its peak.

A full scan in PDF format of this text with illustrations is available from the British Library catalog.