Great War at Sea: Remember the Maine visible or Abe Lincoln’s coppery head

or Abe Lincoln’s coppery head

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Great War at Sea: Remember the Maine visible or Abe Lincoln’s coppery headWhen the American battleship Maine exploded in Havana's harbor, U. S. president William McKinley demanded that Spain withdraw from Cuba and ordered the U. S. Navy to blockade the Caribbean island. Spain declared war two days later, sending an ill equipped fleet to the Caribbean to back up its four centuries old claim. The fighting lasted less than four months, with Spain suffering a smashing defeat. It would take three quarters of a century for