Download The Moro War: How America Battled a Muslim Insurgency in the Philippine Jungle, 1902-1913 AudioBook Free
As the global conflict on terror gets into its second 10 years, america military is employed with militant Islamic insurgents on multiple fronts. However the post-9/11 conflict against terrorists is not the first time america has battled such ferocious foes. The ignored Moro War, prolonged from 1902 to 1913 in the islands of the southern Philippines, was the first confrontation between American military and their allies and a established Muslim insurgency. The Moro Battle prefigured American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan more than superficially: It was a bitter, drawn-out issue where American insurance policy and goals were fiercely contested between advocates of punitive armed forces measures and proponents of conciliation. As in today's Midsection East, American military battled guerrillas in a international environment where in fact the enemy recognized the surfaces and loved local support. The deadliest obstacle was distinguishing civilians from suicidal attackers. Moroland became a crucible of authority for the U.S. Military, bringing the make that acquired fought the Civil Battle and the Plains Indian Wars into the twentieth century. The officer corps of the Moro campaign matured into the American generals of World Battle I. Chief included in this was the future standard John Pershing-who learned lessons in the island jungles that would guide his authority in France. High with relevance to today's news from the Middle East, and a gripping little bit of storytelling, The Moro Battle is a must-read to comprehend a formative issue too long overlooked and to anticipate the continuing future of U.S. participation overseas.
