Sitting in Darkness - Americans in the Philippines by David Haward Bain

Retracing the historic treks of Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston and Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in 1901 during the Philippine-American War, David Haward Bain ("Empire Express" and "The Old Iron Road") brings the past and the present into sharp and simultaneous focus. The result is a book that is both a fascinating adventure story and an incisive analysis of the origins of the complex relationship between the United States and the Philippines.