Samuel K. Tan, a leading historian of Philippine history and Muslim Filipino studies, presents the Filipino-American War of 1899–1913 from the Filipino side — covering the military campaigns, brutal counterinsurgency tactics used by both sides, and the political aftermath that shaped the modern Philippines. A distinctive feature of his account is its integration of the resistance of non-Christian Filipinos, including Filipino Muslims, whose armed struggle during the same period is rarely included in standard histories of the war.