Cuba in War Time vs To Hell and Back: Which Should You Read?

Cuba in War Time Richard Harding Davis · 1897 ★★★★☆ 3.7 54 pages · ≈ 1 h 00 m · Challenging

“When the revolution broke out in Cuba two years ago, the Spaniards at once began to build tiny forts, and continued to add to these and improve those already built, until now the whole island, which is eight hundred miles long and averages eighty miles in width, is studded as thickly with these little forts as is the sole of a brogan with iron nails.”

"In 1896 William Randolph Hearst sent journalist Richard Harding Davis to Cuba to observe the guerrilla warfare being waged against Spain and to inquire into reports of atrocities. Hearst wanted to boost circulation of…

To Hell and Back Audie Murphy · 1949 ★★★★☆ 4.3 274 pages · ≈ 5 h 04 m · Challenging

An autobiographical account of the author of his World War II experiences in the European Theater of War. 2nd Lt. Audie Murphy (1925-1971) was the USA's most decorated WW2 soldier, and lied about his age to join the…