. Schley and Santiago; an historical account of the blockade and final destruction of the Spanish fleet under command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July 3, 1898. /c^^ M^^^^ ^^-- SCHLEY ANDSANTIAGO AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of?^ the Blockade and FinalDestruction of the Spanish Fleetunder command of Admiral PasqualeCervera, July 3, 1898. By GEORGE EDWARD ^^GRAHAM,together with a Personal Narrativeof the Fight, \>-y Rear-AdmiralWiNFiELD Scott Schley, U. S. N. Illustrated with Photographs takenby the Author during the Cruise, andduring the Battle. Chicago W. B. CONKEY COMPANY Publishers ;0^liL
. Schley and Santiago; an historical account of the blockade and final destruction of the Spanish fleet under command of Admiral Pasquale Cervera, July 3, 1898. /c^^ M^^^^ ^^-- SCHLEY ANDSANTIAGO AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT of?^ the Blockade and FinalDestruction of the Spanish Fleetunder command of Admiral PasqualeCervera, July 3, 1898. By GEORGE EDWARD ^^GRAHAM,together with a Personal Narrativeof the Fight, \>-y Rear-AdmiralWiNFiELD Scott Schley, U. S. N. Illustrated with Photographs takenby the Author during the Cruise, andduring the Battle. Chicago W. B. CONKEY COMPANY Publishers ;0^liL^°\. Mankind measures a soldiers ability byhis successes. As victory is the aim of allstrategy and tactics, it is proper that general-ship should be judged by the results imtnutable principles of war should be car-ried out whenever it is possible to do so, butwhen they conflict, the leader must carry outthose which offer the greatest advantages. —Old Book on War Tactics. TRIBUTE TO REAR-ADMIRAL SCHLET BY Admiral GEORGE DEfVET, U. S. N. Commander-in-Chief of the entireNaval Force, Victor at ManilaBay, and President of the NavalCourt of Inquiry: Commodore Schley was the senior officerof our squadron off Santiago when the Spanishsquadron attempted to escape. He was inabsolute command, and is entitled to the creditdue to such commanding officer for the gloriousvictory which resulted in the total destructionof the Spanish ships.
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