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Historic Time Travel - Spanish American War DVD: Historic Time Travel Spanish American War DVD |
| Product Description : Following the Civil War, the United States Army was less than equipped for or inclined to war - yet, when the Maine was sunk, Congress appropriated $50 million dollars that absolutely had to be put into what would later be known as the Spanish-American War. A number of high-profile heavyweights made it their business to keep the guns blazing - not least of all the then Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt. President McKinley, in a move that is still being questioned today, first called for a ceasefire and then declared open war. I recall that Roosevelt was in his element, thoroughly enjoying the revival of his Rough Rider instincts. I have some quotes of his concerning his experiences with ?Teddy?s Terrors? in Tampa - "Tampa was a scene of the wildest confusion. There was no semblance of order. Different parts of different outfits were jumbled together. For instance, one transport had guns, and another had the locks for the guns. Soldiers went here, provisions went there, and who got ashore depended upon individual activity." He further recollects - ?We disembarked with our rifles, our ammunition belts, and not much else. I carried some food in my pocket, and a light coat which was my sole camp equipment for the next three days." For Roosevelt and others on that level, this war was evidently a springboard to bigger and better things; for the enlisted people who died in it, it was the end of everything. To the background of such sentiments, you are invited to witness some live action of this historic war. The innovative Historic Time Travel - Spanish-American War DVD from A2ZCDS covers the width, height, length and breadth of this remarkable epoch in American war history with a well-chosen series of documentary clips that accurately convey how it felt to live in that period in time. The major battleships, the most prominent skirmishes and the people who facilitated the festivities are all represented - in glory, ignominy, in action and at standstill. |
