Quantum Wordsleuthing, from Stefan Jovanovich
Elbert Hubbard titled his essay about work "Sending a Message to Garcia" because Andrew Rowan's successful effort to reach General Garcia (think Stanley finding Livingston) was the first great catchphrase to come out of the mythic stories of the Spanish-American war. "Fire when ready, Gridley" was the other.
If you enjoy Elmore Leonard, Cuba Libre is a wonderful fictional introduction to "the splendid little war". It is also one of Leonard's rare stories that has a believable romance.