The article was published in Polish. Below is an English translation of its opening. Wersja polska
On 15 February 1898, an explosion in Havana harbour sank the battleship USS Maine. The event was the spark that fell on the powder keg of the United States, then pressing for a conflict with a moribund colonial empire – Spain. When the “Splendid Little War” began on 21 April, the US Army faced its greatest challenge since the Civil War. Before discussing the fighting, let us take a brief look at how between 1865 and 1898 it modernised its arsenal and introduced new tactical solutions.
