Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 97 Parker, John H. (John Henry) 1866 1942 History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Paul Hollander, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago" by John H. Parker is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The work details the formation, experiences, and contributions of the Gatling Gun Detachment during the Santiago campaign in the Hispano-American War, focusing on the challenges and successes faced by this small but pivotal unit in battle. At the start of the memoir, Parker sets the stage with a dedication to the enlisted men of the detachment, expressing admiration for their bravery and hard work. He outlines the challenges of organizing a Gatling gun battery in a grim military climate, highlighting initial skepticism about the utility of machine guns in warfare. Parker narrates the short-lived campaign, sharing vivid anecdotes about the detachment's preparations and operations at Tampa prior to deployment. The narrative reflects on the evolution of military strategies and emphasizes the significance of the Gatlings in altering perceptions of modern warfare, as Parker recounts moments of exhilaration and fear during combat, all while building anticipation for the battles that lay ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gatling guns Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Regimental histories Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Personal narratives United States artillery. Gatling gun detachment (5th corps) 1898 E660 Text Spanish American War Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 381292 381543 2024-10-03T11:13:10.851287 2023-10-03T09:54:06.981308 text/html text/html 381734 2021-06-11T20:19:27 text/html; charset=utf-8 8274349 2021-06-11T20:22:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 8265391 2024-10-03T11:13:17.655146 application/epub+zip 8264661 2024-10-03T11:13:12.161147 application/epub+zip 223175 2024-10-03T11:13:11.363138 application/epub+zip 8358397 2024-10-03T11:13:21.696106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8324631 2024-10-03T11:13:16.831136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288541 2022-09-03T13:59:39.597895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350552 350474 2024-10-03T11:13:10.176160 2023-10-03T09:54:06.241305 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 350239 2021-06-11T20:21:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 126786 2021-06-11T20:22:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20440 2024-10-03T11:13:21.832079 application/rdf+xml 19703 2024-10-03T11:13:11.463129 image/jpeg 2641 2024-10-03T11:13:11.413142 image/jpeg 8287709 2024-10-03T11:13:11.022170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia