Description
First-rate military history, A War of Frontier and Empire retells an often forgotten chapter in America's past, infusing it with commanding contemporary relevance.
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.
Author: David J. Silbey
Publisher: Hill & Wang
Published: 03/04/2008
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780809096619
ISBN10: 0809096617
BISAC Categories:
- History | Wars & Conflicts | General
- History | Asia | Southeast Asia
- History | United States | General
About the Author
David J. Silbey is an associate professor of European history at Alvernia College in Reading, Pennsylvania