Before Gringo : history of the Philippine military, 1830 to 1972 /

Berlin, Donald Lane.

Before Gringo : history of the Philippine military, 1830 to 1972 / Donald Lane Berlin. - Pasig City : Anvil Pub., c2008. - xxiv, 155 p. 22 cm.

The book takes issue with the popular conception that the military politicization began only under the Marcos by contending that it has a longer history. Berlin combined a detailed analysis of archival data, newspaper reports, and dissertations to track the history of civilian-military relations since the independence, showing the extent to which the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) played partisan politics to lobby, defend and promote the institution's interests. (Source: http://www.anvilpublishing.com)

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DS 671 / .B455 2008