&quote;In the thickest of the battle&quote;

The Spanish-American War is the shortest declared war in United States history. Ground combat ranged from the Battle of Las Guasimas in Cuba, in June 1898, to the assault on Manila in the Philippines just two months later. Given that information, what could a battery of cannons, a future Chief of Staff of the Army, the RMS Titanic, and the Battle of Manila have in common? As you might expect, it's...