…Baule is to be commended for giving his readers so many invaluable insights into the human side of a military organization.” Protecting the Empire's Frontier is first and foremost a meticulously prepared reference book. Most important, Silbey provides a clear lens to view the Philippines as, in the crucible of war, it transforms itself from a territory divided by race, ethnicity, and warring clans into a cohesive nation on the path to independence.“…Given the many studies of prominent military leaders on both sides, it is surprising that a book exploring the leadership of one British Army regiment could offer such a plethora of new and interesting information.…The book opens many windows onto the lives of military men during the eighteenth century…. He tracks President McKinley's decision to commit troops and fulfill a divinely inspired injunction to "uplift and civilize" despite the protests of many Americans. In A War of Frontier and Empire, Silbey traces the rise and fall of President Emilio Aguinaldo, as Aguinaldo tries to liberate the Philippines from colonial rule only to fail, devastatingly, before a relentless American army.
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.
Silbey demonstrates in this taut, compelling history, the 1899 Philippine-American War was in fact all of these. It has been termed an insurgency, a revolution, a guerrilla war, and a conventional war. Read and download A War of Frontier and Empire in pdf format or epub format. A War of Frontier and Empire is book by David J.
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