The US Volunteers in the Southern Philippines: Counterinsurgency, Pacification,

Description: The US Volunteers in the Southern Philippines by John Scott Reed Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In fighting the Philippine-American War, America relied heavily on twenty-five new regiments raised in 1899: the United States Volunteers (USVs). This volume offers the first full account of this unique force - and in the process describes how the USVs contributed to the USs most successful counterinsurgency campaign outside the Western Hemisphere Publisher Description In fighting the Philippine-American War, the United States counted heavily on twenty-five new regiments raised in the summer of 1899: the United States Volunteers (USVs). The USVs outnumbered regular regiments in eleven of eighteen military pacification districts, particularly through the southern archipelago, where they bore the brunt of field service, combat, and disease casualties until relieved in spring 1901 by a reconstituted Regular Army. The US Volunteers in the Southern Philippines offers the first full account of this historically unique 35,000-man force - and in the process describes how the USVs decisively contributed to the United States single most successful counterinsurgency campaign waged outside the Western Hemisphere.A close examination of the military achievements, garrison life, and institutional characteristics of the US Volunteers reveals how the force effectively combined the best elements of the American regular and militia traditions during its brief existence - abetted by an Army medical system vastly improved since debilitating losses in Cuba and the United States during 1898. Countering recent readings of the pacification of the Philippines as a near-genocidal event, John Scott Reed uses court-martial records to argue for a high disciplinary and behavioral standard among the USVs - in garrison, in the field, and, most critically, in their interactions with Filipino villagers. This standard, his evidence suggests, was supported by a late-Victorian, reflexively patriotic sense of masculinity that motivated the Volunteers, along with a profound belief in the self-evident superiority of American institutions. He also draws on recent Filipino scholarship to clarify the role of landed and commercial elites in initially supporting the Philippine Revolution and later collaborating with the US occupation.Bridging military history and post-colonial studies, Reeds work provides a new and clearer understanding of the short-lived but highly effective US Volunteer force, and a new perspective on a critical moment in Americas military and colonial past. Author Biography John Scott Reed is associate professor of history at the University of Utah. Details ISBN 0700629726 ISBN-13 9780700629725 Title The US Volunteers in the Southern Philippines Author John Scott Reed Format Hardcover Year 2020 Pages 328 Publisher University Press of Kansas GE_Item_ID:129117008; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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