Thomas D. Schoonover is professor emeritus of history at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is the author of eight books, including Uncle Sam's War of 1898 and the Origins of Globalization, The Banana Men, and Germany in Central America.
"A masterful job of pulling together long-forgotten thread of
mid-19th century history to explain why 'Mr. Hearst's war' against
Spain was, 80 years of history to the contrary, actually our first
global war." -- John D. Stempel, Patterson School of Diplomacy,
University of Kentucky
"A suggestive synthesis that links the emergence of a late
nineteenth-century United States empire to the rise of an
all-pervasive twentieth-century economic and cultural globalism."
-- International History Review
"A wide-ranging and learned book." -- Historian
"During a time when Americans speak all too glibly about their
'empire, ' it is necessary to understand where they took the fork
in the road to that 'empire, ' how their last 'empire' turned out
(that is, badly), and how we should think about American empires.
Schoonover does all this masterfully, succinctly, and in a broad
historical context that is as instructive as it is imaginative." --
Walter F. LaFeber, from the Foreword
"His concise history of the U.S.'s early imperial maneuvering is
scarcely comforting and should play a role in ongoing debates about
current actions." -- Publishers Weekly
"In this provocative synthesis, Schoonover offers a searing
indictment of U.S. foreign policy and informal empire.... Will
almost certainly generate debate among scholars; it also merits the
attention of anyone with a serious interest in U.S. history." --
American Historical Review
"Schoonover's brief, provocative interpretation of US foreign
relations based on 40 years of research will challenge all who read
it.... Essential." -- Choice
"Schoonover's sobering and thought-provoking study shows why and
how the American hunger for wealth, material, labor, markets, and
attempts at empire building was sparked by the Spanish-American War
of 1898 and continues unabated to this day." -- Military
Heritage
"Schoonover's study is a welcome addition to the scholarship on the
role of Latin America in World War II. Hitler's Man in Havana is
also an exciting tale that should be of interest to fans of
espionage novels." -- Michael R. Hall, The Latin Americanist
"Very forward-looking and thought-provoking.... Will surely provoke
lively discussion among students and scholars." -- Latin
Americanist
"Well-researched, especially considering the difficulty of using
recently declassified information." -- J. W. Thacker, Bowling Green
Daily News
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