A War of Frontier and Empire
The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
Silbey, David J.
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
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 conflictsone 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 Filipinosthe war marked Americas first steps as a global power and produced a wealth of lessons learned and forgotten. Â First-rate military history, A War of Frontier and Empire retells an often forgotten chapter in Americas past, infusing it with commanding contemporary relevance.
AUTHOR BIO
David J. Silbey is an associate professor of European history at Alvernia College in Reading, Pennsylvania
BOOK REVIEWS
A timely, deft reexamination It is a quick and sobering study. Peter Kneisel, The Boston Globe
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Ironic, bloody, full of foreshadowing: a solid work. Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Mr. Silbey tells this little-known story in exemplary fashion. Adam Kirsch, The New York Sun
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0809096617
ISBN(13-digit): 9780809096619
Dewey Decimal: 959
Book Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 254
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