Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size
Login

Military Photos



Online
There are 1919 users online

You can register for a user account here.
Library of Congress

Military Quotes

If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.

-- Sun Tzu

Web links

[ Links main | New | Popular | Top-rated | Random ]

Category: Start / Spanish-American War

Sort links by: Title ( + | - ) Date ( + | - ) Rating ( + | - ) Popularity ( + | - )
Sites currently sorted by: Popularity (from most hits to fewest hits)

The World of 1898  Popular

provides resources and documents about the Spanish-American War, the period before the war, and some of the fascinating people who fought
Added on: 05-May-2003 | hits: 1385
Report broken link | Details

Centennial of the Spanish-American War - 1898-1998  Popular

Illustrated account of the war and its causes.
Added on: 05-May-2003 | hits: 1338
Report broken link | Details

EVENTS -- Spanish-American War  Popular

Spanish-American War Picture Collection: Actions and Activities
Added on: 05-May-2003 | hits: 1273
Report broken link | Details

Remember the Maine  Popular

January 25, 1898 -- The U.S.S. Maine enters Havana harbor, about three weeks before it was blown up.
Added on: 05-May-2003 | hits: 1217
Report broken link | Details

The Spanish American War Centennial Website  Popular

Covers all aspects of the war, such as battles, people, and the home front. Music, medicine, weapons
Added on: 05-May-2003 | hits: 1195
Report broken link | Details

Military History
Forum Posts

Military Polls

Who would best command "The War on Terrorism"

[ Results | Polls ]

Votes: 1503

This Day in History
1754: In the first engagement of the French and Indian War, a Virginia militia under 22-year-old Lieutenant Colonel George Washington defeats a French reconnaissance party in southwestern Pennsylvania.

1859: The French army launches a flanking attack on the Austrian army in Northern France.

1863: The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the most famous African-American regiment of the war, leaves Boston for combat in the South.

1940: Belgium surrenders to Germany.

1951: U.N. Forces drove the communists back across the 38th parallel on most of the Korean battlefields.

1951: Eighth Army took Hwachon and Inje.

1953: The Chinese attack outposts of the 25th Infantry Division. OP Carson was overrun and OPs Elko and Vegas were abandoned on order. Friendly casualties were heavy, but enemy losses were far greater.

1969: U.S. troops abandon Ap Bia Mountain, better known as "Hamburger Hill".

585: A solar eclipse interrupts a battle outside of Sardis in western Turkey between Medes and Lydians. The battle ends in a draw.