My Life before the World War, 1860–1917
eBook - ePub

My Life before the World War, 1860–1917

A Memoir

  1. 744 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

My Life before the World War, 1860–1917

A Memoir

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Maps and Illustrations
  7. Editor’s Note
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. Ancestry and Boyhood
  10. 2. Youth—Its Happy Days and Others
  11. 3. West Point—Its Grind and Its Pleasures: 1881–July 1886
  12. 4. The Army—With the Sixth Cavalry in New Mexico: September 1886–November 1890
  13. 5. The Sioux Campaign and Commanding Indian Scouts: November 1890–August 1891
  14. 6. New Assignments, New Challenges, New Friends: September 1891–April 1898
  15. 7. The Spanish-American War to the San Juan Heights: April–30 June 1898
  16. 8. The Spanish-American War—Victory in Cuba and Its Consequences: 1 July–20 August 1898
  17. 9. The Division of Customs and Insular Affairs and My First Assignment to the Philippines: August 1898–November 1899
  18. 10. Duty in the Philippines—Manila, Mindanao, and Iligan: November 1899–April 1902
  19. 11. Dealing with the Hostile Moros around Lake Lanao: April-September 1902
  20. 12. Military Operations against the Lake Lanao Moros and the Routine of Governing: September-December 1902
  21. 13. Finishing the Campaign against the Lake Lanao Moros: January-May 1903
  22. 14. Return to the United States, Duty with the General Staff, and Romance and Marriage: June 1903–January 1905
  23. 15. Off to See a Modern War as the Military Attaché in Tokyo and Observer with the Imperial Japanese Army: February 1905–December 1906
  24. 16. Brigade Commander, Fort McKinley, Philippines: January 1907–August 1908
  25. 17. A Long Journey Home, Taft’s Inauguration, Sick Leave, New Orders, and a Son Arrives: August 1908–October 1909
  26. 18. My Return to Mindanao: November 1909–December 1913
  27. 19. Disarming and Taming the Moros: September 1911–June 1913
  28. 20. The Last Military Governor of the Moro Province: 11 November 1909–14 December 1913
  29. 21. Diplomatic Missions, Our Return to the United States, and Commanding the Eighth Brigade at the Presidio of San Francisco: June 1911–April 1914
  30. 22. On the Mexican Border with the Eighth Brigade: April 1914–March 1916
  31. 23. The Expedition into Mexico: March 1916–February 1917
  32. Epilogue
  33. Appendices A-J
  34. Biographical Appendix
  35. Acknowledgments
  36. Notes
  37. Bibliography
  38. Index