Running with Cannibals

What's it like to reach out and touch history in the moment, to peel back the layers of hyperbole and political deception for yourself as a simple soldier? Try the Philippine-American War, sometimes referred to as "the first Vietnam" (1899-1902). You might find that "desertion" really means conversion to a noble cause and "enlisting" is just another form of surrender...

Three American infantrymen in the last months of major hostilities, the Filipinos all but beaten. Each man is quietly runni...