The Philippine War, 1899-1902 / Brian McAllister Linn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linn, Brian McAllister.

Series:

Modern war studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philippines--History--Philippine American War, 1899-1902.

Philippines.

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 427 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2000]

Summary:

This year begins the centennial of the Philippine War, one of the most controversial and poorly understood events in American history. The war thrust the U.S. into the center of Pacific and Asian politics, with important and sometimes tragic consequences. It kept the Filipinos under colonial overlordship for another five decades and subjected them to American political, cultural, and economic domination.

In the first comprehensive study in over six decades, Linn provides a definitive treatment of military operations in the Philippines. From the pitched battles of the early war to the final campaigns against guerrillas, Linn traces the entire course of the conflict. More than an overview of Filipino resistance and American pacification, this is a detailed study of the fighting in the "boondocks."

In addition to presenting a detailed military history of the war, Linn challenges previous interpretations. Rather than being a clash of armies or societies, the war was a series of regional struggles that differed greatly from island to island. By shifting away from the narrow focus on one or two provinces to encompass the entire archipelago, Lima offers a more thorough understanding of the entire war.

Linn also dispels many of the misunderstandings and historical inaccuracies surrounding the Philippine War. He repudiates the commonly held view of American soldiers "civilizing with a Krag" and clarifies such controversial incidents as the Balangiga Massacre and the Waller Affair.

Exhaustively researched and engagingly written, The Philippine War will become the standard reference on America's forgotten conflict and a major contribution to the study of guerrilla warfare.

Contents:

Part 1 Conventional Operations, 1899

1 The Americans Arrive 3

2 A Difficult Situation 26

3 The Battle of Manila 42

4 The Visayas 65

5 The Spring Campaign 88

6 Summer Stalemate 117

7 The Northern Offensive 139

8 The Occupation of the Archipelago 160

Part 2 The Archipelago, 1900-1902

9 The Guerrilla War 185

10 Moroland and the Eastern Visayas 225

11 Panay 241

12 Northern Luzon 255

13 Southern Luzon 277

14 Samar 306.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-416) and index.

ISBN:

0700609903

OCLC:

41580455