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Views of Admiral Cervera Regarding the Spanish Navy in the Late War
Under the title "Vindication of the Navy" there appeared in the "La Epoca", Madrid, November 5, 1898, this article, which is made up mainly of extracts from letters from Admiral Cervera, written previous to the declaration of war and continued to May 5. These letters were written by Admiral Cervera in protest against Spain rushing into war in the face of certain defeat, due to the naval strength of the United States and the unpreparedness of the Spanish navy. Cervera writes: "I ask myself if it is right for me to keep silent, and thereby make myself an accomplice in adventures which will surely cause the total ruin of Spain. And for what purpose? To defend an island [Cuba] which was ours but belongs to us no more, because even if we should not lose it by right in the war, we have lost it in fact, and with it all wealth and an enormous number of young men, victims of the climate and bullets, in the defense of what is now no more than a romantic ideal. Furthermore, I believe that this opinion of mine should be known to the Queen, and by the whole council of ministers..."
Views of Admiral Cervera Regarding the Spanish Navy in the Late War
Pamphlet entitled "Views of Admiral Cervera regarding the Spanish Navy in the Late War" published by ONI, Navy Department, General Printing Office, Washington, D.C. These are a selection of excerpts from letters written by Cervera and published in La Epoea, Madrid, Spain under the title "Vindication of the Navy," from the declaration of war through May 5, 1898. Cervera comments on the Spanish Navy's lack of preparedness for war and cautions against entry into war with a superior naval power.
Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles
The author of this treatise was a United States Navy Flag Officer who was convinced that sea power and influence were of the utmost importance for countries with a coastline. He was also an educator and his teachings and views convinced many governments and led to the build-up of naval powers before WWI. This book ranges over several topics. In his introduction, Maham states that he wished to bring some knowledge and understanding of warfare to the ordinary man. He also adds that the chapters in his book are not related except in that they have some connection to the war in Spain.
The War with Spain in 1898
“Remember the Maine!” The war cry spread throughout the United States after the American battleship was blown up in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. Americans, already sympathetic with Cuba’s struggle for independence from Spain, demanded action. Brief and decisive, not too costly, the Spanish-American War made the United States a world power. David F. Trask’s War with Spain in 1898 is a cogent political and military history of that “splendid little war.” It describes the failure of diplomacy; the state of preparedness of both sides; the battles, including those of Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders; the enlargement of conflict to rout the Spanish from Puerto Rico and the Philippines; and the misconceptions surrounding the war.
