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The Devil's Causeway: The True Story of America's First Prisoners of War in the Philippines, and the Heroic Expedition Sent to Their Rescue
The Devil's Causeway: The True Story of America's First Prisoners of War in the Philippines, and the Heroic Expedition Sent to Their Rescue
by Matthew Westfall
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In 1899, a naval officers reckless grasp for glory triggered a real American Heart of Darkness—a rebel ambush, Americas first prisoners of war in the Philippines, their forced march through triple-canopy jungle and behind enemy lines, and one... (read more)

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The Spanish War, an American Epic--1898
The Spanish War, an American Epic--1898
by G J A Otoole
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On the night of February 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine was ripped in half by an explosion in Havana harbor with the loss of 266 American lives. War with Spain followed nine weeks later. After a three-month fight on two fronts half a world apart... (read more)

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The Philippine War, 1899-1902 (Modern War Studies)
The Philippine War, 1899-1902 (Modern War Studies)
by Brian Mcallist Linn
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This year begins the centennial of the Philippine War, one of the most controversial and poorly understood events in American history. The war thrust the U.S. into the center of Pacific and Asian politics, with important and sometimes tragic consequences.... (read more)

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Little War of Private Post : Spanish-american War Seen Up Close (99 Edition)
Little War of Private Post : Spanish-american War Seen Up Close (99 Edition)
by Charles Johnson Post
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Charles Johnson Post (1873-1956) received not one but two handmade red flannel bellybands for protection against tropical fevers when he enlisted as a private in 1898 with the 71st New York Infantry. He was paid a monthly wage of $13.00, with an... (read more)

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The Martial Spirit
The Martial Spirit
by Walter Millis
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Replete with larger-than-life characters, the American adventure in Cuba, Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands in 1898 was a watershed in the United States rise to world power. In this superbly written narrative of what we now call the Spanish-American War,... (read more)

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Empire By Default the Spanish American
Empire By Default the Spanish American
by Ivan Musicant
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The definitive version of the Spanish-American War as well as a dramatic account of America's emergence as a global power.... (read more)

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A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
by David Silbey
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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 conflicts-... (read more)

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Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and the Rise and Fall of America's Imperial Dream (12 Edition)
Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and the Rise and Fall of America's Imperial Dream (12 Edition)
by Gregg Jones
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On the eve of a new century, an up-and-coming Theodore Roosevelt set out to transform the U.S. into a major world power. The Spanish-American War would forever change America's standing in global affairs, and drive the young nation into its own imperial... (read more)

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Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and the Rise and Fall of America's Imperial Dream
Honor in the Dust: Theodore Roosevelt, War in the Philippines, and the Rise and Fall of America's Imperial Dream
by Gregg Jones
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On the eve of a new century, an up-and-coming Theodore Roosevelt set out to transform the U.S. into a major world power. The Spanish-American War would forever change America's standing in global affairs, and drive the young nation into its own imperial... (read more)

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Rough Riders (06 Edition)
Rough Riders (06 Edition)
by Theodore Roosevelt
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Based on the future President's diary from the Spanish-American War, this bestselling 1899 memoir abounds in scenes of patriotic valor and pointed observations on McKinley's War Department. Colonel Roosevelt presents a spirited chronicle of the First... (read more)

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A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902
by David J Silbey
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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... (read more)

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Texas A & M University Military History Series #89: Gentleman Soldier: John Clifford Brown & the Philippine-American War
Texas A & M University Military History Series #89: Gentleman Soldier: John Clifford Brown & the Philippine-American War
by Joseph P Mccallus
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Based on the journal of John Clifford Brown, a veteran of the Philippine-American War, "Gentleman Soldier 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... (read more)

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Manila envelopes :Oregon volunteer Lt. George F. Telfer's Spanish-American War letters
Manila envelopes :Oregon volunteer Lt. George F. Telfer's Spanish-American War letters
by George F Telfer
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During the Spanish-American War, Lt. George F. Telfer of the Second Oregon Volunteers sent letters to his family describing his impressions of Filipino culture.... (read more)

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The Roughriders
The Roughriders
by Theodore Roosevelt
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Conflicting Memories on the River of Death: The Chickamauga Battlefield and the Spanish-American War, 1863-1933
Conflicting Memories on the River of Death: The Chickamauga Battlefield and the Spanish-American War, 1863-1933
by Bradley S Keefer
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Ship to Remember: The Maine & the Spanish-American War
Ship to Remember: The Maine & the Spanish-American War
by Michael Blow
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-477) and index.... (read more)

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The Spanish War, an American epic--1898
The Spanish War, an American epic--1898
by G J A Otoole
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Nth Foot in War
Nth Foot in War
by M B Stewart
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McKinley's Bulldog: The Battleship Oregon
McKinley's Bulldog: The Battleship Oregon
by Sanford Sternlicht
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Battleship Oregon Special Centennial Edition
Battleship Oregon Special Centennial Edition
by Bert Webber
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