Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781576070932)

An A-Z encyclopedia covering the principal battles and campaigns, key military and political figures, and the political maneuvering during the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars.

America's adventure into colonialism began with the destruction of the U.S. battleship Maine in 1898, presumably by a Spanish mine. The four month war against Spain that followed--the shortest declared war in U.S. history--resulted in the U.S. acquisition of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The young giant of the Western Hemisphere was transformed into a colonial power, and the balance of power in the world was changed forever.

In this chronicle of an era that has escaped the attention it deserves, military historian Jerry Keenan explores America's war with Spain and the violence that followed. He shows how the United States muddled the administration of the sprawling Philippine archipelago, guided by a policy that President McKinley called "benevolent assimilation." Within a year, the United States was fighting a war against Philippine nationalists--a three year conflict that would give American soldiers their first bitter taste of counterinsurgency warfare in an Asian jungle.

Author: Jerry Keenan
ISBN-10: 157607093X
ISBN-13: 9781576070932
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2001
Pages: 467
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.23lbs
Size: 10.04h x 7.30w x 1.27d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2002 pg. 1630
Choice 05/01/2002 pg. 1568
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 186