Based on the journal of John Clifford Brown, a veteran of the Philippine-American War, "Title" reveals the inner workings of a young man seduced by adventure. Educated as an engineer at M.I.T., Brown enjoyed the life of a typical New England gentleman until the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898. Brown then enlisted in a volunteer regiment with a commission as a captain, but his outfit never made it to Cuba. The experience heightened his desire for excitement, however, and in 1899, against the wishes of his family, he re-enlisted in the military--this time without an officer's...
Based on the journal of John Clifford Brown, a veteran of the Philippine-American War, "Title" reveals the inner workings of a young man seduced by ad...
It has been more than a century since the American conquest and subsequent annexation of the Philippines. Although the nation was given its independence in 1946, American cultural authority remains. In order to locate and lend significance to the relics of American empire, Joseph McCallus retraces the route Gen. Douglas MacArthur took during his liberation of the country from the Japanese in 1944 and 1945. While following MacArthur's footsteps, he provides a historical and geographical account of this iconic soldier's military career, accompanied by a description of the contemporary...
It has been more than a century since the American conquest and subsequent annexation of the Philippines. Although the nation was given its independen...
Memory has not been kind to the Philippine-American War and the even lesser-known Moro rebellion. Forgotten under a Tropical Sun is the first examination of memoirs and autobiographies from officers and enlisted members of the army, navy, and marines during the Spanish, Filipino, and Moro wars that attempts to understand how these struggles are remembered.
Memory has not been kind to the Philippine-American War and the even lesser-known Moro rebellion. Forgotten under a Tropical Sun is the first examinat...
