This manuscript is a study of the Thirty-Third Infantry, United States Volunteers, a regiment that was recruited in Texas, the South, and the Midwest and was trained by officers experienced from the Indian Wars and the Spanish-American War. This regiment served as a front-line infantry unit and then as a constabulary force during the Philippine War from 1899 until 1901. While famous in the United States as a highly effective infantry regiment during the Philippine War, the unit's fame and the lessons that it offered American war planners faded in time and were overlooked in favor of conventional fighting. In addition, the experiences of the men of the regiment belie the argument that the Philippine War was a brutal and racist imperial conflict akin to later interventions such as the Vietnam War. An examination of the Thirty-Third Infantry thus provides valuable context into a war not often studied in the United States and serves as a successful example of a counterinsurgency.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1062907 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Andersen, Jack David |
| Contributors | McCaslin, Richard B., Calderón, Roberto R., Hagler, Harland, Linn, Brian M., Stockdale, Nancy L. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 269 pages, Text |
| Coverage | United States, Philippines, 1899/1901 |
| Rights | Public, Andersen, Jack David, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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