Download or read book "Smoked Yankees" and the Struggle for Empire written by Willard B. Gatewood and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Called upon for the first time during the Spanish-American War to render military service outside the United States, negro soldiers (called "smoked Yankees" by the Spaniards) tell their compelling story through letters sent back to U.S. newspapers.