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Honor in the dust : Theodore Roosevelt, war in the Philippines, and the rise and fall of America's imperial dream / Gregg Jones.

Author: Jones, Gregg R.

Imprint:New York : New American Library, 2012.

Descriptionxvi, 430 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Note:America rises. Call to arms ; "He is no tender chicken" ; America's Marine ; Manila Bay ; Guantanamo 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?"

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 382-420) and index.

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