The U.S. Army's involvement in the Philippine Archipelago 1898-1941 demonstrated the validity of the main tenants of current full spectrum operations (offensive, defensive, stability, and civil support operations), and the likelihood of more than...
The United States, upon ratifying the Treaty of Paris, extended its empire beyond North America. The Spanish-American War's successful termination resulted in the acquisition of Puerto Rico, the West Indies, and Guam; the liberation of Cuba; and...
Historians tend to agree that Ramon Magsaysay's leadership and his relationship with Edward Lansdale are two of the most important features of the Philippine governments campaign against the Huks from 1946-1954. Yet the nuances of his leadership...
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This volume is concerned with the organization and disposition of United States Army ground forces that opposed the Japanese during World War II. The area covered includes Alaska, the islands of the central and South Pacific, Australia, New Guinea,...
Even though Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom have created a surging trend of research and literature connected with irregular warfare, there is still inadequate study and appreciation of the United States commitment in the Philippines at the...
In this study on industry and commerce in the Philippines, main branches, organization and government control, and the effects of war on industry are examined. Commerce topics include domestic trade, foreign trade and price control.
This study will look at how the U.S. deliberately used education as part of its counterinsurgency strategy in the Philippines to pacify anti-occupation violence and assimilate the archipelago under American governance. In doing so, this study...
This study on money and banking in the Philippine Islands is divided into two principal sections. Part I gives a detailed description of the currency and banking institutions in the Philippine Islands prior to the Japanese occupation. Enough...
U.S. Army commanders seek to balance the requirements to conduct offensive, defensive and stability operations simultaneously. Within this framework, commanders have also had to balance the conduct of traditional military actions and non-military...
The National Guard's origins trace back to the militia of the first settlements in America. Since its inception in 1636, the National Guard has played vital role in the nation's defense from the Revolutionary War to the most recent conflicts in...
United States Special Forces have established a well-deserved reputation as experts in direct action operations to kill or capture high-value targets over the course of the Global War on Terror. In doing so, they have neglected their core mission...
The two main sections of this document on public safety in the Philippines address law enforcement before and after warfare. For before the war, topics include the origins and development of the Philippine Constabulary, contemporary organization...
The following topics are covered in this study on labor in the Philippine Islands: labor conditions prior to Japanese occupation (employment conditions, employment agencies, wages/hours/working conditions, labor legislation and policies, labor...
This report of the special mission to the Philippine Islands details a variety of topics including information on prisons, public instruction, health and sanitation, economic conditions, finances, public works, and a general history of the...
The Muslim insurgency in Southern Philippines has gone on for decades. The efforts to resolve it is heavily influenced by sociocultural dynamics that have developed and prevailed through the years. The Philippine military understands that awareness...
The Philippine government has been battling a communist insurgency since 1932. Although it was defeated in 1954, it re-emerged in 1968. This new brand of Maoist insurgency has since persisted. At present, it is a major threat to the national...
This study examines the Integrated National Police as it is
presently organized and study its operational employment in Philippine: government efforts against Communist insurgency. Recent developments in the Philippine local police system have...
Subjects in this Civil Affairs document about the natural resources in the Philippines include mining, timber and lumbering, fisheries and game, and water and water power.
The Philippines faces a 39-year old communist insurgency. For years, it tried in vain to solve the problem by kinetic means. Deeply rooted in poverty, resolving this insurgency calls for non-kinetic approaches. This led to the creation of the...