with the toy kingdom of
Samoa.

The most important history of the Spanish War is Admiral F. E.
Chadwick's "The Relations of the United States and Spain," one volume of
which, "Diplomacy" (1909), deals with the long course of relations which
explain the war; and two volumes, "Spanish-American War" (1911), give
a narrative and critical account of the war itself. E. J. Benton's
"International Law and Diplomacy of the Spanish-American War" (1908)
is a good review of the particular aspects indicated in the title. The
activity of the navy is discussed from various angles by J.D. Long,
"The New American Navy," 2 vols. (1903), and by H. H. Sargent in "The
Campaign of Santiago de Cuba," 3 vols. (1907), in which he gives a very
valuable documentary and critical history of the chief campaign. General
Joseph Wheeler has told the story from the military point of view in
"The Santiago Campaign" (1899), and Theodore Roosevelt in "The Rough
Riders" (1899). A good military account of the whole campaign is H.W.
Wilson's "The Downfall of Spain" (1900). Russell A. Alger in "The
Spanish-American War"(1901) attempts to defend his administration of the
War Department. General Frederick Funston, in his "Memories of Two Wars"
(1911) proves himself as interesting as a writer as he was picturesque
as a fighter. J.A. LeRoy, in "The Americans in the Philippines," 2 vols.
(1914), gives a very careful study of events in those islands to the
outbreak of guerrilla warfare. C.B. Elliott's "The Philippines," 2 vols.
(1917), is an excellent study of American policy and its working up
to the Wilson Administration. W.F. Willoughby discusses governmental
problems in his "Territories and Dependencies of the United States"
(1905).

On the period subsequent to the Spanish War, J.H. Latane's "America as a
World Power" (in the "American Nation Series," 1907) is excellent. A.C.
Coolidge's "The United States as a World Power" (1908) is based on a
profound understanding of European as well as American conditions.
C.L. Jones's "Caribbean Interests of the United States" (1916) is a
comprehensive survey. The "Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt"
(1913) is indispensable for an understanding of the spirit of his
Administration. W.H. Taft's "The United States and Peace" (1914) is a
source, a history, and an argument.

The "International Year Book" and the "American Year Book" contain
annual accounts written by men of wide information and with great
attention to accur