Tag: modern wars

The Spanish American War is a little known war other than as an example of the power of the press.   As journalism legend goes, Pulitzer and Hearst wanted a war.  So they played up what was happening over in Cuba.  They’d create editorials saying the Spanish were stopping American ships and strip searching women. …

After President Lincoln and Johnson, you get Grant.  He’s a likable guy, but wasn’t the best president.  He’s mainly remembered for all of the scandals that happened during his presidency.  He was not a man suited for political office.  He was a man suited for military life.   But then comes a long string of…