Feuer has fine-tuned our understanding of the Spanish-American
War and the Philippine Insurrection by unearthing and publishing
for the first time an illuminating combat diary. . . . Serious
students of American military history will appreciate the
opportunity to compare nearly a century of changing interpretations
with a most valuable primary source. The editor of the "Bilibid
Diary," Feuer has once again rendered conspicious service to the
historical profession.
" Barry F. Machado Professor of History Washington and Lee
University "
The story of the Old Army as revealed through the eyes of
Colonel Jacob Kreps, this book dramatically portrays life in action
with the U.S. Infantry on the Western frontier, in the
Spanish-American War, and in the Philippine Insurrection. Drawing
on the first hand accounts preserved in the diary of Kreps, who
served for more than 30 years with the U.S. Twenty-second Infantry
Regiment, A. B. Feuer details the hardships endured by the soldiers
in combat action.
Feuer recounts the experiences of the distinguished U.S.
Twenty-second Infantry Regiment beginning in 1883. He also
discusses numerous other U.S. Army units--infantry, cavalry,
artillery, engineering, medical, quartermaster and signal--and
offers important data on the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Some
of the accounts, such as that of the Pasig River battle and the
Mindanao campaign, fill in missing chapters in the chronicles of
war history. This book, which includes original maps and
photographs, is valuable to anyone interested in military
history.
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