| Author |
McCoy, Alfred W.
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| Subject |
Philippine Military Academy -- History.
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Philippine Military Academy -- Biography.
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Philippines -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 425 pages) : illustrations |
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| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-408) and index. |
| Summary |
"In this book, Alfred W. McCoy takes a new approach to the military and political history of the Philippines. Comparing two generations of graduates from the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) - the classes of 1940 and 1971 - McCoy uncovers fundamental differences in their academic socialization and subsequent ascent to power. Viewed through this comparative lens, the story of these two classes becomes the history of the entire Philippine army, offering important insights into the complexities of Filipino involvement in war and peace from the 1930s to the 1990s."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Class and corps -- pt. 1. The class of 1940. Kaydet days. Baptism by fire. Career soldiers. Myth of the Maharlika -- pt. 2. The class of 1971. Torture. Mutiny. Coup d'etat. Impunity. Reunion. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| ISBN |
0585356564 (electronic bk.) |
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9780585356563 (electronic bk.) |
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0300077653 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| OCLC # |
47011693 |
| Additional Format |
Print version: McCoy, Alfred W. Closer than brothers. New Haven, Conn : Yale University Press, ©1999 0300077653 (DLC) 99020239 (OCoLC)40907643 |
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