the author is mark lee gardner. how did teddy roosevelt get to san juan hill in 1898. >> it was a lot of hard trying theater roosevelt said i put the weight he tried his best to form a regiment. it was just the force of will to get him to that spot where he created the iconic moment in 1898. >> he was not regular army he was volunteer. >> did he operate independently? >> yes to the chagrin of commanding officers he certainly have an independent spirit in his own way of doing things and he did have a commanding officer and he was part of the fifth corps. they did have their marching orders as to what their role was going to be. he took on additional roles and that charge at san juan hill a lot of the credit for that does go to colonel roosevelt. >> where is san juan hell. just on the east of santiago. and why was a militarily significant. the reason for his significance was one of the spanish fleet that was holed up in the harbor in santiago. the movie wanted to force thoughtfully out of the they thought the best way

the author is mark lee gardner. doug gardner, how did teddy roosevelt get there in 1898? >> it was a lot of theater roosevelt said i put myself in the way of things happening and they happened. he tried his best to form a military regimen and get his troops to cuba and it was his force of will to get him to that spot where he created the iconic moment in 1888. >> he was not a regular army. >> he was not. >> did he operate independently? >> yes, he certainly had an independent spirit in his own way of doing things but didn't have a commanding officer interest part of the core, they did have their marching orders as to what their role would be but he took on additional roles and a lot of credit for that, to roosevelt. >> where is that phil? >> it's in cuba just outside of the east side. >> why was it significant? >> one of the spanish fleet was held up in the harbor and the u.s. navy wanted to force that fleet out of there and destroy it, make combat and they thought the best way to do that was to send a plan forced. once he was taken, the fleet would be honorable. it was d

the author is mark lee gardner. doug gardner, how did teddy roosevelt get there in 1898?>> it was a lot of theater roosevelt said i put myself in the way of things happening and

the author is mark lee gardner. how did teddy roosevelt get to san juan hill in 1898. >> it was a lot of hard tryin