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The Story Of Our Wonderful Victories Part 1 - Told By Dewey, Schley, Wheeler, And Other Heroes (1899) (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,435
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The Story Of Our Wonderful Victories Part 1 - Told By Dewey, Schley, Wheeler, And Other Heroes (1899) (Paperback): George...

The Story Of Our Wonderful Victories Part 1 - Told By Dewey, Schley, Wheeler, And Other Heroes (1899) (Paperback)

George Dewey, Winfield Scott Schley, Joseph Wheeler

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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1899 Original Publisher: American Book and Bible House Subjects: United States Spanish-American War, 1898 History / Military / General History / Military / United States History / United States / General Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. Admiral Dewey's Men Tell of the Great Battle of Manila. j MONG the passengers who arrived at San Francisco on the Belgic from Hong Kong were four men who participated in the fight of Manila, on May i. They were paymaster G. A. Loud, of the dispatch boat McCulloch; Dr. Charles P. Kindleberger, surgeon of the Olympia; Ralph Phelps, secretary to the captain of the McCulloch, and J. C. Evans, gunner of the Boston. They all spoke of the valor and determination of their opponents in the battle of Manila. They said that the Spaniards fought bravely, even after the last vestige of hope had gone, and stayed by their guns as long as they could be used. Dr. Kindleberger gave a graphic account of the terrific fight. He was on the Olympia through it all. In the first assault the flagship took the lead, the other vessels following in her wake at four ships' lengths. At one time the smoke became so dense that it was necessary to draw aside, allowing the cloud to lift. The vessels were examined, and it was found they had sustained no damage. Breakfast was then served to the men, and in a few minutes they re- entered the fight with the greatest enthusiasm. The second fight was even more fierce than the first. It was in that that the Baltimore was struck. During the first fight the Spanish admiral's ship put bravely out of the line to meet the Olympia. The entire American fleet concentrated fire on h...

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Imprint: Kessinger Publishing Co
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2010
First published: February 2010
Authors: George Dewey • Winfield Scott Schley • Joseph Wheeler
Dimensions: 235 x 191 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 738
ISBN-13: 978-1-120-96916-3
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
LSN: 1-120-96916-6
Barcode: 9781120969163

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