The War with Spain. Operations of the United States Navy on the Asiatic Station. Reports of Rear-Admiral George Dewey on the Battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898, and on the Investment and Fall of Manila, May 1 to August 13, 1898

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70 pages text with many black & white photos tipped in. RARE

1st edition, 1st printing; Dewey’s famous recounting of his battle with the Spanish during the Spanish-American War. The battle later transformed into the Philippine-American War when despite Dewey’s reccommendations, the United States government decided, the Filipinos were incapable of governing themselves, and needed to be subdued.