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It was the turn of the 20th century, and in the Philippine Islands, the fledgling Philippine Republic waited to be crushed by the overwhelming superiority of the American colonial forces.
But John McClain, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, dies and finds himself in the body of the governor of a remote Philippine province in the year 1898. Initially reluctant to take up arms against his former country and skeptical of the chances of success, he eventually decides to fight for the Republic.
Now living his second life as Martín Lardizábal, politico-military governor of Marinduque and armed with modern military knowledge, he will change the course of the Philippine-American War.

Republic Reborn: Against the Stars and Stripes

A shallow canal started to form where the soldiers worked the ground with their hoes and spades. The dirt, moist from the morning dew, made a rhythmic squelch followed by a grating scrape. Those not working on the long line that stretched as far as the train station unleashed their bolo blades to clear the grass, trees, and bushes around the trench under construction.

It was a good position—slightly sloped and near the road. I could see the fingerprints of Heneral Luna's expert hands all over the work being done.

For their part, the soldiers worked hard, even under the angry Filipino sun. So much so that I felt guilty just sitting comfortably on the crate under the cover of a tall, old mango tree. Sheltering with me was Vicente, my escolta, and two horses tied to the large protruding roots.

Orbea Hermanos