Insurrection — R. Williams

The year is 1898. A still-innocent America finds itself in possession of the Philippine Islands, the spoils of a resounding defeat of the mighty Spanish empire. Insurrection, the story of America's forgotten war, is told through the eyes of history's most colorful participants, bringing to life the events that make up the true story of America's attempt at an overseas empire. It is the story of our country's thirteen-year struggle to hold onto its fledgling colony and of the Filipinos' desperate fight for independence. Insurrection brings to life men like the adventure-seeking Colonel Fredrick Funston, who makes the ill-fated decision to bring his bride of two weeks with him to battle; General Arthur MacArthur, who would fight on the same islands his son Douglas would liberate some forty years later; and school dropout Emilio Aguinaldo, who finds himself thrust into the role of leading his country toward independence. But jealousy and the assassination of the country's most able general threaten to topple the rebellion and destroy a once-mighty nation.