Correspondence Related To The War With Spain Collectors Set - Vol 1 and Vol 2

Two-Volume Army Record

Correspondence Relating to the War With Spain is a two-volume documentary collection of the messages exchanged between The Adjutant General's Office in Washington and Army commanders in the field. It covers April 15, 1898 to July 30, 1902, so it reaches past the war with Spain into the Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Expedition. This is a reference for researchers, military historians and collectors who want the period's orders and reports in their original wording instead of a later summary.

Features

• Two Volumes, 1,489 Pages — Volume 1 runs 628 pages and Volume 2 continues the same pagination from page 629 through 1,489.
• Primary Source Documents — The set prints the correspondence itself, meaning the messages as sent and received, not a narrative history written about them.
• Five Areas Of Operation — Messages involve commanders stationed in the United States, Cuba, Porto Rico (the period spelling of Puerto Rico), China and the Philippine Islands.
• April 1898 To July 1902 — The date range spans the War with Spain, the Philippine Insurrection and the China Relief Expedition, the US Army's part in the Boxer Rebellion intervention.
• Appendix And Index — An index lets you trace a name, unit or place across both volumes without reading front to back.
• Cloth Hardcover Binding — Both volumes are bound in black cloth with the title, volume number and publisher stamped in silver on the spine.
• Great Seal Cover Emblem — The eagle and shield of the Great Seal of the United States is stamped in silver on each front cover.
• CMH Pub 70-28 — Published by the U.S. Army Center of Military History, the Army's official history office, under publication number 70-28.

Edition And Binding

This is the 1993 cloth-bound edition from the Center of Military History, with each spine marked "Center of Military History, United States Army." The two volumes are sold together as a matched pair, and because the page numbering runs continuously from one book to the next, the set works best kept complete. The plain black cloth and silver stamping suit a reference shelf or a collection of official Army histories.