Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars

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.

Product details

• Authors: Jerry Keenan, Keenan Jerry
• Publisher: Abc Clio Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2001
• EAN: 9781576070932
• ISBN: 978-1-57607-093-2
• No. of pages: 467
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 256 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Spain, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, International Relations, HISTORY / Reference, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Reference works, United States of America, USA, Philippines, General and world history, History of the Americas, C 1900 - C 1914, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, c 1900 to c 1909