The German and Austrian navies in the Philippines, and their role in the Spanish-American War of 1898
Subtitle: a collection of original documents
By: Volker Schult and Karl-Heinz Wionzek, editors ; epilogue by Michael G. Price
Publisher: National Historical Commission of the Philippines
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Manila, Philippines
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9789715383103
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Manila Bay, Battle of, Philippines, 1898; Spanish-American War, 1898; German Participation; German Personal narratives; Military participation; German; Guerre hispano-américaine (1898); Participation allemande; Participation autrichienne; Récits personnels allemands
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-184) and index.
Table of contents: title: Germany and the Philippines in the late 19th century ; Volker Schult. Rebellion and revolution in the Philippines - the role of the German empire; title: Documents: men on the spot - the perspective from below ; Merchant Johannes M. Menzi. Manila. Extract from his private records covering 25th April 1898-8th June 1898; title: Commander August Obenheimer. report on Manila. Manila, 8th May 1898; title: Commander August Obenheimer. report no. 6 on Manila. Manila, 3rd June 1898; title: Commander Lucian von Ziegler. report on impressions gained at Manila. Manila, 9th July 1898; title: Imperial and Royal physician Dr. Julius Schiller. report on a visit to the military hospital in Intramuros. at sea, 17th July 1898; title: Commander Lucian von Ziegler. situation report. Yokohama, 31st July 1898; title: Admiral Eduard von Knorr. referring to the envisioned naval bases in the Philippines and the Sulu Islands. Berlin, 1st July 1898; title: Vice-Admiral Otto von Diederichs. military-political report on the situation at Manila. Manila, 25th June, 1898; title: Karl-Heinz Wionzek. Lt. Commander Paul Hintze's visit to the Philippine revolutionaries' headquarters in Cavite Viejo, 3rd July 1898; title: Boatswain Ernest Heilman. a sketch from memory of events observed at Manila Bay in 1898; title: Vice-Admiral Otto von Diederichs. report. situation and perspective of the Philippines. Manila, 2nd August 1898; title: Major (retd.) Alfons Falkner von Sonnenburg. Manila and the Philippines. Washington, U.S.A., 1899.