Teddy Roosevelt and Leonard Wood : Partners in Command /

Theodore Roosevelt was a man of wide interests, strong opinions, and intense ambition for both himself and his country. When he met Leonard Wood in 1897, he recognized a kindred spirit. Moreover, the two men shared a zeal for making the United States an imperial power that would challenge Great Brit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Eisenhower, John S. D., 1922-2013 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wood, Leonard, > 1860-1927 > Friends and associates.
Roosevelt, Theodore, > 1858-1919 > Friends and associates.
United States. > Army. > Volunteer Cavalry, 1st.
World War, 1914-1918 > United States.
Spanish-American War, 1898 > Campaigns > Cuba.
San Juan Hill, Battle of, Cuba, 1898.
United States > Military policy.
United States > History, Military > 20th century.
United States > History, Military > 19th century.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • The birth of a friendship
  • Sagamore cowboy, Theodore Roosevelt
  • Doctor on horseback, Leonard Wood
  • The path to war
  • On to Cuba
  • Las Guasimas
  • San Juan Hill
  • The surrender of Santiago
  • Governor Wood
  • Tom Platt creates a president
  • Commander in chief
  • The rise of John J. Pershing
  • Philippines, 1902-8
  • Chief of staff
  • The sinking of the Lusitania
  • The buildup starts
  • On the shelf
  • "The old lion is dead"
  • Wood carries on
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A. Order of battle
  • Appendix B. Timeline
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.

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