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The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill & London
title
:
Guardians of Empire : The U.S. Army and the Pacific, 1902-1940
author
:
Linn, Brian McAllister.
publisher
:
University of North Carolina Press
isbn10 | asin
:
080782321X
print isbn13
:
9780807823217
ebook isbn13
:
9780807863015
language
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English
subject
Military bases, American--Philippines, Military bases, American--Hawaii, Philippines--Defenses, United States--Military policy, United States.--Army--Operational readiness, United States--History--1901-1953, United States--Foreign relations--Japan, Japan-
publication date
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1997
lcc
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UA23.L5768 1997eb
ddc
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355/.033073
subject
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Military bases, American--Philippines, Military bases, American--Hawaii, Philippines--Defenses, United States--Military policy, United States.--Army--Operational readiness, United States--History--1901-1953, United States--Foreign relations--Japan, Japan-
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1997 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America
The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources.
Library of Congress
Cataloging-in-Publication Data Linn, Brian McAllister. Guardians of empire: the U.S. Army and the Pacific, 1902-1940 / by Brian McAllister Linn. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN o-8078-2321-X (alk. paper) 1. United StatesMilitary policy. 2. United States. Army. I. Title. UA23.L57681997 96-24200 355'033073-dc20 CIP 01 00 99 98 97 5 4 3 2 1
Page v
To Diane Kamins Linn
Page vii
CONTENTS
Preface
xi
Acknowledgments
xv
1
The Guardians Arrive
5
2
The Savage Wars of Peace
23
3
The Pacific Army
51
4
The Dilemmas of Pacific Defense
79
5
The Pacific Army and the Community
115
6
Manpower and Internal Security
145
7
Orange to Rainbow, 1919-1940
165
8
The Pacific Army in the 1920S
185
9
Army Aviation and Pacific Defense
203
10
The Last Years of the Pacific Army
219
Conclusion
247
Appendix. U.S. Army Manpower, 1902-1941
253
Notes
255
Bibliography
307
Index
335
Page ix
MAPS
Oahu
2
The Philippines
3
Luzon's Military Installations, Including Manila Bay Defenses
4
ILLUSTRATIONS
U.S. soldiers in mess line at Waikiki, with Diamond Head in the background (1898)
137
U.S. troops destroying Moro cotta, Mindanao, P.I. (190l)
137
Soldiers in the Philippines (c. 1900)
138
Parade of 25h Infantry Regiment in Honolulu (1913-15)
138
U.S. soldiers in Hawaii, 1913-15
139
Firing of 14inch coast artillery gun at Fort DeRussy, Oahu (1920s)
139
Fort Drum, Manila Bay, "the concrete battleship"
140
Firing of 12-inch coast defense gun at Fort Mills, Corregidor (1930s)
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