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THE ORDEAL OF SAMAR
Joseph L. Schott
Bobbs Merrill Company, Inc., 1964. VG/VG--. First Edition. Some minor small tears & light scuffing to jacket, which is in a mylar protector. Original "$4.50" price still intact on jacket flap. "A chronicle of the Philippine Insurrection against American troops immediately after the Spanish American War, and of the sensational court martial that changed history." Map, photographs, appendix, bibliography, index, 302 pages. "In an atmosphere of victory and high hopes, with carte blanche orders to kill and burn, Marine Major Littleton W.T. Waller led American troops against the natives. After successful opening campaigns, his troops bogged down during a tortuous jungle march, and when Filipino bearers threatened an open mutiny, he ordered them shot. for this action, thought by Waller to be in full compliance with his orders, he was brought before a board for court-martial charged with murder at a trial which put both his life and career at stake. The trial recounts the grim saga of fighting and death on Samar. It was during the trial that it became obvious that political intrigue and personal ambition were obscuring truth. Involved in The Ordeal of Samar are questions of military responsibilities, imperialism, personal integrity, and physical courage. Joseph L. Schott has recreated the events of Samar with a sure, objective, and capable hand. This book is a work of history, but in the author's ability to bring to life the major figures in the military expedition, to evoke the horror and agony of the forced march through jungle heat and rugged terrain, to portray the constant menace of the cunning and suicidal Moro tribes, the story unfolds with all the suspense and drama of first-rate fiction."
$75.00
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