Honor in the dust : Theodore Roosevelt, war in the Philippines, and the rise and fall of America's imperial dream /
This work chronicles America's drive for empire at the dawn of the twentieth-century, culminating in the conquest of a fledging Asian republic. At the center of the story stands the dynamic Theodore Roosevelt, who pressures a reluctant President McKinley into war against Spain. The clash vaults...
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New York :
New American Library,
2012.
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Table of Contents:
- America Rises. Call to arms ; "He is no tender chicken" ; America's Marine ; Manila Bay ; Guantánamo Bay ; "It was war, and it was magnificent" ; The eagle spreads its wings.
- Imperial Glory. "White man's burden" ; Spring victories, summer stalemate ; "The Filipino Republic is destroyed" ; "A nasty little war" ; "Men of a bygone age" ; "Brave hearts and bright weapons" ; The Election of 1900.
- The bloody Work of Empire. "War without limits" ; The massacre at Balangiga ; Hell-roaring Jake ; "Kill and burn!" ; Death in the jungle.
- Questions of Honor. "Deeds of hideous cruelty" ; The trial of Major Waller ; "The President desires all the facts ; "Blood grown hot" ; Homecoming ; "Where is the line to be drawn?"