War of Frontier and Empire The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902

Name: War of Frontier and Empire The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
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ISBN: 9780809096619

ISBN-10: 0809096617

ISBN-13: 9780809096619

Edition: 2008

Authors: David J. Silbey, David Silbey

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It has been termed an insurgency, a revolution, a guerrilla war, and a conventional war. As David J. Silbey demonstrates in this taut, compelling history, the 1899 Philippine-American War was in fact all of these. Played out over three distinct conflicts-one fought between the Spanish and the allied United States and Filipino forces; one fought between the United States and the Philippine Army of Liberation; and one fought between occupying American troops and an insurgent alliance of often divided Filipinos-the war marked America's first steps as a global power and produced a wealth of lessons learned and forgotten. First-rate military history, "A War of Frontier and Empire "retells an…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 3/4/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Map


Introduction: The Urgency of the Asking



A War of Frontier and Empire



McKinley and American Imperialism



"At the Cannon's Mouth"



A New Army Arrives



One War Ends, Another Begins



"Satisfactory and Encouraging"


Conclusion: A Most Favored Race


Further Reading


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index