Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-331) and index.

Eloy Gonzalo and the disaster of war -- The origins of Cuban independence -- Jos�e Mart�i : a dream of Cuba -- Emilio Calleja and the failure of reform -- M�aximo G�omez and total war -- Antonio Maceo and the battle of Peralejo -- The Cuban Liberation Army -- The Spanish Army -- Arsenio Mart�inez Campos : defending the indefensible -- Mal tiempo and the romance of the machete -- The invasion of the west -- Valeriano Weyler : the butcher -- The death of Maceo -- Reconcentration -- The monster and the assassin -- The jingoes -- Frascuelo versus Edison -- The splendid disaster.

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