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The Philippine War, 1899-1902 (Modern War Studies (Paperback))

Brian McAllister Linn

What really happened in the Philippine War, once you set aside the slogans and look at where and how the fighting took place?

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Brian McAllister Linn

Why read it

  • You will learn to check a catchphrase about a war against what actually happened on the ground
  • You will see why a war can look completely different from one island or village to the next
  • You will understand how a conventional war turned into a guerrilla war and how an army tried to pacify a country

Who it is for

  • A reader curious about America's early overseas empire
  • A Filipino or Filipino American reader tracing family or national history
  • An officer or student of counterinsurgency

Contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. Part One: Conventional Operations, 1899
  3. ONE
  4. THE AMERICANS ARRIVE
  5. TWO
  6. A DIFFICULT SITUATION
  7. THREE
  8. THE BATTLE OF MANILA
  9. FOUR
  10. THE VISAYAS
  11. FIVE
  12. THE SPRING CAMPAIGN
  13. SIX
  14. SUMMER STALEMATE
  15. SEVEN
  16. THE NORTHERN OFFENSIVE
  17. EIGHT
  18. THE OCCUPATION OF THE ARCHIPELAGO
  19. Part Two: The Archipelago, 1900–1902
  20. NINE
  21. THE GUERRILLA WAR
  22. TEN
  23. MOROLAND AND THE EASTERN VISAYAS
  24. ELEVEN
  25. PANAY
  26. TWELVE
  27. NORTHERN LUZON
  28. THIRTEEN
  29. SOUTHERN LUZON
  30. FOURTEEN
  31. SAMAR
  32. FIFTEEN
  33. CONCLUSION

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