An Unwanted War

The Spanish-American War signified a transformation in American involvement in world affairs and the emergence of the United States as a colonial power. In this book, the author sheds new light on the conflict by apporaching it from an international perspective. He clarifies the complex relations between the United States, Spain, and Cuba and contends that the war was not wanted by any of the parties but was nonetheless unavoidable.--(Source of description unspecified)