Manila and Santiago

Manila and Santiago
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Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Total Pages : 222
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ISBN-10 : 9781612514147
ISBN-13 : 1612514146
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis Manila and Santiago by : Jim Leeke

The U.S. Navy's first two-ocean war was the Spanish-American War of 1898. A war that was global in scope, with the decisive naval battles of war at Manila Bay and Santiago de Cuba separated by two months and over ten thousand miles. During these battles in this quick, modern war, America s New Steel Navy came of age. While the American commanders sailed to war with a technologically advanced fleet, it was the lessons they had learned from Adm. David Farragut in the Civil War that prepared them for victory over the Spaniards. This history of the U.S. Navy s operations in the war provides some memorable portraits of the colorful officers who decided the outcome of these battles: Shang Dewey in the Philippines and Fighting Bob Evans off southern Cuba; Jack Philip conning the Texas and Constructor Hobson scuttling the Merrimac; Clark of the Oregon pushing his battleship around South America; and Adm. William Sampson and Commodore Scott Schley ending their careers in controversy. These officers sailed into battle with a navy of middle-aged lieutenants and overworked bluejackets, along with green naval militiamen. They were accompanied by numerous onboard correspondents, who documented the war.In addition to descriptions of the men who fought or witnessed the pivotal battles on the American side, the book offers sympathetic portraits of several Spanish officers, the Dons for whom American sailors held little personal enmity. Admirals Patricio Montojo and Pasqual Cervera, doomed to sacrifice their forces for the pride of a dying empire, receive particular attention. The first study of the Spanish-American War to be published in many years, this book takes a journalistic approach to the subject, making the conflict and the people involved relevant to today s readers. This work details a war in which victory was determined as much by leadership as by the technology of the American Steel Navy.

The Katipunan and the Revolution

The Katipunan and the Revolution
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Publisher : Ateneo University Press
Total Pages : 500
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ISBN-10 : 9715500773
ISBN-13 : 9789715500777
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Katipunan and the Revolution by : Santiago V. Alvarez

Translation

Translation
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 170
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ISBN-10 : UOMDLP:aex5684:0001.001
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Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Translation by : Spain

The Tesseract

The Tesseract
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781101657638
ISBN-13 : 1101657634
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Tesseract by : Alex Garland

An intricately woven, suspenseful novel of psychological and political intrigue, The Tesseract follows the interlocking fates of three sets of characters in the Philippines: gangsters in a chase through the streets of Manila; a middle-class mother putting her children to bed in the suburbs and remembering her first love; and a couple of street kids and the wealthy psychiatrist who is studying their dreams. Alex Garland demonstrates the range of his extraordinary talents as a novelist in this national bestseller, a Chinese puzzle of a novel about three intersecting sets of characters in the Philippines.

Power and Policy

Power and Policy
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Publisher : Algora Publishing
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780875866635
ISBN-13 : 0875866638
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Power and Policy by : Lawrence Lenz

"Through its military policy and foreign policy, America attained superpower status in a remarkably short period of time. Nations survive based on their ability to provide internal order and external defense. Unfortunately, foreign policy goals are not always attained, and sometimes those goals are based on questionable concepts. Power and Policy examines the relationship of the US military and naval power with its foreign policy objectives, exploring the policies and the use of force that propelled the United States into the first ranks of world power. The book asks when military action is needed and how such action can change the very context within which foreign policy unfolds. The study focuses on twelve major decisive events in history during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including: a hurricane in Samoa and its effect on the German and US navies, the outcomes that followed the Spanish-American War, the role of Panama in the development of a trans-continental powerhouse, the US approach to southern neighbors including Nicaragua and Mexico, maneuvering for a stronger global position at the conclusion of World War I, and the establishment of naval parity with Great Britain. The facts, background and analysis enable readers to understand interventions that defined and then re-defined United States foreign policy for the rest of the 20th century."--Publisher's description.

Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila

Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 631
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ISBN-10 : 9780393246957
ISBN-13 : 0393246957
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila by : James M. Scott

“Illuminating.… An eloquent testament to a doomed city and its people.” —The Wall Street Journal In early 1945, General Douglas MacArthur prepared to reclaim Manila, America’s Pearl of the Orient, which had been seized by the Japanese in 1942. Convinced the Japanese would abandon the city, he planned a victory parade down Dewey Boulevard—but the enemy had other plans. The Japanese were determined to fight to the death. The battle to liberate Manila resulted in the catastrophic destruction of the city and a rampage by Japanese forces that brutalized the civilian population, resulting in a massacre as horrific as the Rape of Nanking. Drawing from war-crimes testimony, after-action reports, and survivor interviews, Rampage recounts one of the most heartbreaking chapters of Pacific War history.

THE STORY OF THE PHILIPPINES

THE STORY OF THE PHILIPPINES
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 460
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Rating : 4/5 ( Downloads)

Synopsis THE STORY OF THE PHILIPPINES by : MURAT HALSTEAD

History and Government of the United States

History and Government of the United States
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HN5FT3
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Rating : 4/5 (T3 Downloads)

Synopsis History and Government of the United States by : William Estabrook Chancellor

Official Gazette

Official Gazette
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 182
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015039581361
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Official Gazette by : Philippines

Catalogue

Catalogue
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 480
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ISBN-10 : UOMDLP:acc6284:0001.010
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Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Catalogue by : University of the Philippines