Download or read book Manila and Santiago written by Jim Leeke and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book A Day in T he Very Noble City Manila written by Clay MacCauley and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Art of Ancestor Hunting in the Philippines written by Luciano P. R. Santiago and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Kemlein Johnson s Guide and Map of Manila and Vicinity written by H Kemlein and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fort Santiago and the Rizal Shrine in Intramuros Manila Philippines written by National Historical Commission (Philippines) and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Manila the Pearl of the Orient written by Manila Merchants' Association and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Philippines Under Spanish and American Rules written by C. H. Forbes-Lindsay and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Spain China and Japan in Manila 1571 1644 written by Birgit Tremml-Werner and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spain, China and Japan in Manila, 1571-1644 offers a new perspective on the connected histories of Spain, China, and Japan as they emerged and developed following Manila's foundation as the capital of the Spanish Philippines in 1571. Examining a wealth of multilingual primary sources, Birgit Tremml-Werner shows that cross-cultural encounters not only shaped Manila's development as a "Eurasian" port city, but also had profound political, economic, and social ramifications for the three pre-modern states. Combining a systematic comparison with a focus on specific actors during this period, this book addresses many long-held misconceptions and offers a more balanced and multi-faceted view of these nations' histories.

Download or read book Historical Notes Concerning Manila to Accompany the Index Map of Manila Issued in 1903 written by United States. War Department. General Staff and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Insigne Y Siempre Leal written by Marcelino A. Foronda and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Romance and Adventure in Old Manila written by Percy A. Hill and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sundays in Manila written by Robert H. Boyer and published by UP Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Boyer offers affectionate-often intimate-portraits of Filipino life and culture, formed over many visits. He sharpens the picture with factual detail. Whether he's riding a jeepney, sipping iced tea at the Chocolate Kiss, exploring the mysteries of Quiapo, or marching up Bataan and Corregidor. The Philippines is blessed by a number of historic sites as well as those associated with the American period and World War II. Professor Boyer serves both as a personal historian and a guide as he brings historic events to life. The book serves as an excellent reference for persons interested in Philippine history as well as for those who plan to visit the country.

Download or read book Spanish American War and Battles in the Philippines written by James Rankin Young and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Spanish-American War and Battles in the Philippines: Containing a Full and Graphic Account of Dewey's Great Victory at Manila; Sinking of the Spanish Fleet at Santiago; Battles of San Juan and El Caney; Surrender of Santiago and Invasion of Porto Rico; Including Battles With the Insurgents at Manila Spanish domination of the Isle of Cuba has been so relentlessly merciless, and has occasioned such horror and unrest in our own land, that war has indeed seemed prefer able to a further continuance of the abhorrent barbarities continuing with such cruel persistence at our very doors. Humanity and our national peace of mind, together with the rights which citizens of the United States had in Cuba and on the high seas, apart from the reparation justly and speedily due for the treacherous loss of the battle-ship Maine and her gallant crew, demanded that our country should assert its authority and promptly maintain the honor of its flag. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Nostalgia Remembering the streets of Manila memories of Quiapo and other journeys written by Chona Trinidad and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Katipunan and the Revolution written by Santiago V. Alvarez and published by Ateneo University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Forced Migration in the Spanish Pacific World written by Eva Maria Mehl and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the deportation of Mexican military recruits and vagrants to the Philippines between 1765 and 1811.

Download or read book Rampage MacArthur Yamashita and the Battle of Manila written by James M. Scott and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.