History of the armed forces of the Filipino people
/ Cesar P. Pobre
- xi, 731 pages, A-P pages of plates : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages [699]-717) and index.
Chapter 1. Early armed forces Precolonial period Spanish colonial period Chapter 2. The Philippine revolution The Katipunan—from a secret society to an organized armed forces The resumption of the revolution and the first Philippine republic and its armed forces Chapter 3. The Philippine-American war American intentions Status of Filipino armed forces Outbreak of war : the San Juan bridge incident Filipino strategy and tactics Continuation of resistance Gen. Luciano San Miguel and end of war Chapter 4. American colonial forces in the Philippines The Philippine Scouts The Philippine constabulary Chapter 5. Continuation of the struggle for independence Armed uprisings Peaceful expression and campaign for independence Organizing a Filipino armed force : the Philippine National guard Organizing other Filipino armed force units Chapter 6: Preparations for Philippine defense Concepts of national defense Establishment of the commonwealth government The National Defense Act Chapter 7. Operationalization of the National Defense Act Organizational structure Training and manpower Weapons and logistics Problems and attempts to solve them Chapter 8. More defense preparations Establishment of the Department of National Defense The approach of war : mobilization and creation of the U.S army forces in the Far East Chapter 9. The defense of the Philippines The plan of defense The Japanese invasion plan The battle of Bataan The death march and prison camps The fall of Corregidor, the Visayas and Mindanao Chapter 10. Developments during the Japanese occupation The guerrilla resistance movement The reconstitution of the constabulary by the Japanese Chapter 11. Liberation of the Philippines The American campaign The role of the Filipino guerrillas Chapter 12. Preparation for independence Postwar reconstruction of the Philippine army Inauguration of the third Philippine Republic External defense and military alliance Organization and expansion of the armed forces of the Philippines Chapter 13. Internal security and the antidissident campaign Operations against the Huks Psychological warfare and other tactics Early operations against the CPP/NPA and the secessionist movement in Mindanao Chapter 14. The AFP in International peacekeeping The Korean war Congo Bali The Vietnam war Chapter 15. The AFP during the Martial Law regime Imposition of Martial Law Expanded role of the AFP Operations against communist insurgents Chapter 16. Campaign against the Muslim secessionists Operations in Mindanao Operations in Southwestern Mindanao and Sulu Civic action and home defense Chapter 17. End of the Marcos regime Significant developments The new AFP Chapter 18. The AFP during the Aquino administration Operations against the communist guerrillas AFP participation in International peacekeeping Attempts to overthrow President Corazon Aquino : the coup d'etats Post coup reforms Termination of the military bases agreement Chapter 19. Towards the twenty-first century The Ramos administration The modernization of the armed forces