00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-1685675941123958388 Buklod 20190416171125.0 a r |||| u| ta 130227s2012 xx a rb |001 0|eng d 9789715426794 (iLib)UPTAC-00019200640 Tac-20568 UP Press Php300.00 DML rda UPVTC eng DMLUC DS 682 B24 M33 2012 Madrid, Carlos author. Flames over Baler the story of the siege of Baler, reconstructed from original documentary sources Carlos Madrid ; foreword by Senator Edgardo J. Angara. Quezon City University of the Philippines Press [2012] x, 228 pages illustrations 23 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Madrid. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. The Baler region -- 2. First engagements : September 1897-January 1898 -- 3. The Biak na Bato interlude : January-June 1898 -- 4. The plaza as battlefield : June-September 1898 -- 5. Flames over Baler : September-December 1898 -- 6. Out of the loop : December 1898-February 1899 -- 7. Distrust and confusion : February 1899 -- 8. A quiet interlude : March-April 1899 -- 9. Back to fighting, return to negotiations : April-June 1899 -- 10. Reaching the final decision : June 1899 -- 11. End of a tragic odyssey. The Siege of Baler has been a very well-known episode in the Philippines, particularly in connection with the Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day and the 2008 remarkable movie on the siege. In the past, only a handful of local publications discussed it or briefly described what had happened in Baler between 1897 and 1899. Using a deep knowledge of archival sources both in the Philippines and Spain, this reconstruction of the siege brings up the specific details of the complex process of estrangement between the besieged and the besiegers, and the extraordinary dedication and courage that both Filipinos and Spaniards demonstrated to achieve victory, providing a case study for knowledge of the military strategies used at the end of the nineteenth century and the role of image and perceptions in conflict resolution. Moreover, the reconstruction leaves a clearer perception of the astonishing challenges confronted by the men and women who were immersed in the revolutionary process. Tac-2945g donated by Dr. Zosimo Lee on April 21, 2016. Baler (Philippines) History Siege, 1898-1899 Sources. Baler (Philippines) History Sources. Philippines History Revolution, 1896-1898 Sources. Angara, Edgardo J. foreword. FI UPTAC UPTAC DS 682 B24 M33 2012 Book