The Rough RidersRandom House Publishing Group, 2000 M11 1 - 262 páginas In 1898, as the Spanish-American War was escalating, Theodore Roosevelt assembled an improbable regiment of Ivy Leaguers, cowboys, Native Americans, African-Americans, and Western Territory land speculators. This group of men, which became known as the Rough Riders, trained for four weeks in the Texas desert and then set sail for Cuba. Over the course of the summer, Roosevelt's Rough Riders fought valiantly, and sometimes recklessly, in the Cuban foothills, incurring casualties at a far greater rate than the Spanish. Roosevelt kept a detailed diary from the time he left Washington until his triumphant return from Cuba later that year. The Rough Riders was published to instant acclaim in 1899. Robust in its style and mesmerizing in its account of battle, it is exhilarating, illuminating, and utterly essential reading for every armchair historian and at-home general. The books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit. |
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... -OUT ROLL B. COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR OF SEPTEMBER 10TH C. THE “ROUND ROBIN” LETTER D. CORRECTIONS About The Author Insert Copyright Page About The Modern Library The Modern Library has played a.
... -OUT ROLL B. COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR OF SEPTEMBER 10TH C. THE “ROUND ROBIN” LETTER D. CORRECTIONS About The Author Insert Copyright Page About The Modern Library The Modern Library has played a.
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... colonel in one of the National Guard regiments,” in the event of any American invasion of Cuba. This hotheadedness did not alarm McKinley so much as TR's relentless efforts, within the department, to concentrate the deployment of U.S. ...
... colonel in one of the National Guard regiments,” in the event of any American invasion of Cuba. This hotheadedness did not alarm McKinley so much as TR's relentless efforts, within the department, to concentrate the deployment of U.S. ...
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... Colonel Leonard Wood. On May 12, he left for the regimental muster camp in San Antonio, Texas. John D. Long was both relieved and sorry to see him go. “A man of unbounded energy and force,” the Secretary wrote in his diary. “He thinks ...
... Colonel Leonard Wood. On May 12, he left for the regimental muster camp in San Antonio, Texas. John D. Long was both relieved and sorry to see him go. “A man of unbounded energy and force,” the Secretary wrote in his diary. “He thinks ...
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... Colonel—now General—Francis V. Greene, of New York, the Colonel of the Seventy-first; but again there were no vacancies. Our doubts were resolved when Congress authorized the raising of three cavalry regiments from among the wild riders ...
... Colonel—now General—Francis V. Greene, of New York, the Colonel of the Seventy-first; but again there were no vacancies. Our doubts were resolved when Congress authorized the raising of three cavalry regiments from among the wild riders ...
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TO CUBA | |
GENERAL YOUNGS FIGHT AT LAS GUASIMAS | |
THE CAVALRY AT SANTIAGO | |
THE RETURN HOME | |
B COLONEL ROOSEVELTS REPORT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR OF SEPTEMBER | |
About The Author | |
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