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America at War: The Philippines, 1898-1913 » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of America at War: The Philippines, 1898-1913 by A. B. Feuer

Authors: A. B. Feuer, A. B. Feuer
ISBN-13: 9780275968212, ISBN-10: 0275968219
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: July 2002
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: A. B. Feuer

A.B. FEUER is a retired newspaper and magazine journalist. He is a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.

Book Synopsis

Highlights the experiences of the American soldiers, sailors, and marines who participated in the major battles of America's war in the Philippine Islands.

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Philippine patriots were well into their struggle for independence from Spain when the US also declared war on Spain. The US military duped the rebels into joining forces with them, then at the moment of victory, declared the Philippines a war prize and US possession. A retired newspaper and magazine journalist and US Navy veteran of World War II tells of the subsequent 15-year war against the native independence movement, drawing on memoirs, diaries, and letters of the soldiers of empire. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Maps
	Foreword
	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	From Hong Kong to Mirs Bay: The Memoirs of John T. McCutcheon	1
2	Three Days to Manila	7
3	The Battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898	12
4	Joseph Montgomery's Story	21
5	After the Battle: Reports from Cavite	24
6	Spanish Reports: Call to Arms and Battle Accounts	28
7	The Siege of Manila: Reports from the Blockade	35
8	The Philippines - Islands of Mystery	45
9	The Night Battle of 31 July: John T. McCutcheon's Account	48
10	The Utah Artillery at the Battle of Manila: Evaristo de Montalvo's Story	54
11	The Astor Battery at the Battle of Manila	65
12	The Surrender of Manila: John T. McCutcheon's Story	73
13	Letters from Manila	78
14	Fanning the Fires of War: Charles Mabey's Story	86
15	Letters from the Front	96
16	The Pasig River Campaign: Jacob Kreps' Story	103
17	The Luzon Campaign: Road to Malolos	109
18	The Battle of Malolos: John Brewer's Story	117
19	The U.S. Army's Gunboat Navy	121
20	Malolos to Calumpit: The Bloodiest Campaign	129
21	Letter from Calumpit	140
22	The Road to San Fernando: Death in the Swamps	142
23	The Siege of Baler and the Adventures of Lyman P. Edwards	148
24	The Paranaque Campaign: Joseph Donovan's Story	173
25	The Abra Valley Campaign: The Diary of Lewis E. Cozzens	177
26	The Capture of Emilio Aguinaldo	194
27	"Stand Gentlemen - He Served on Samar!"	201
28	Life and Death in Moroland	212
29	The Battle of Bud Bagsak	225
30	Poems from the American-Philippine War	237
31	Songs from the American-Philippine War	249
	Bibliography	253
	Index	257