Crucible of Empire: The Spanish American War Latest News
1999
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A primer on the 1898 war in Cuba and the Philippines that marked America's emergence as a colonial power. Edward James Olmos narrates. Historians interviewed include Stephen Ambrose, Douglas Brinkley and H.W. Brands. Voice of Theodore Roosevelt: Larry Linville. Voice of President McKinley: Laurence Luckinbill. Voice of Filipino insurgent Emilio Aguinaldo: Lou Diamond Phillips.