From 1895 to 1898, Cuban insurgents fought to free their homeland from Spanish rule. Though often overshadowed by the "Splendid Little War" of the Americans in 1898, the longer Spanish-Cuban conflict, according to John Tone, was in fact more remarkable, foreshadowing the wars of decolonization in th
An Unwanted War: The Diplomacy of the United States and Spain Over Cuba, 1895-1898
β Scribed by John L. Offner
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 320
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Offner clarifies the complex relations of the United States, Spain, and Cuba leading up to the Spanish-American War and contends that the war was not wanted by any of the parties but was nonetheless unavoidable. He shows that a final round of peace negotiations failed in large part because internal political constraints limited diplomatic flexibility.
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