Manila Bay 1898 – Dawn of an American Empire, Brian Lane Herder.
Looks at the Philippine part of the Spanish-American War, including accounts of the sea and land battles of Manila, the first of which made an American land intervention almost inevitable, the second of which saw them establish an unpopular occupation of the islands and triggered a costly Philippine war of Independence. Good material on all three side’s plans, capabilities and actions during this conflict. Shows how superior the US Navy was to its Spanish opponents, but how the US victory on land relied to a great extent on Filippino insurgents who seized control of Luzon
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