دایره‌المعارف جنگ‌های اسپانیایی-آمریکایی و فیلیپینی-آمریکایی

An AZ 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 followedthe shortest declared war in U.S. historyresulted 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 nationalistsa three year conflict that would give American soldiers their first bitter taste of counterinsurgency warfare in an Asian jungle.

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.

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 followedothe shortest declared war in U.S. historyoresulted 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 nationalistsoa three year conflict that would give American soldiers their first bitter taste of counterinsurgency warfare in an Asian jungle. Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 7 A......Page 33 B......Page 59 C......Page 89 D......Page 143 E......Page 157 F......Page 165 G......Page 173 H......Page 191 I......Page 203 J......Page 209 K......Page 213 L......Page 217 M......Page 243 N......Page 303 O......Page 317 P......Page 327 R......Page 355 S......Page 373 T......Page 409 U......Page 419 V......Page 421 W......Page 427 Y......Page 445 Z......Page 447 Bibliography......Page 449 Index......Page 481 Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars, discussing all the campaigns and principal battles of the conflicts, the key military and political figures, the role of the U.S. yellow press in manipulating public opinion, and other related topics A reference to the nation's shortest officially declared war offers information on campaigns and principal battles, key military and political figures, and political aspects of the Spanish-American and Phillippine-American Wars.