Review: RPCV John Durand's (Philippines 1962-64) new history of The Boys
Reviewer P. David Searles served three years as the Country Director for the Peace Corps in the Philippines from 1971 to 1974, and then spent two years at Peace Corps headquarters as Regional Director for NANEAP and as Deputy Director of the agency (1974-76). Following the end of his business career in 1990, David earned a Ph. D. from the University of Kentucky (1993), and published two books: A College for Appalachia (1995) and The Peace Corps Experience (1997), both published by The University Press of Kentucky. • The Boys: 1st North Dakota Volunteers in the Philippines by John Durand (Philippines 1962–64) Puzzlebox Press $17.95 422 pages 2010 Reviewed by P. David Searles (PC staff 1971–76) John Durand has written a fascinating account of a little remembered event at the very beginning of America’s entry onto the world stage as an imperial power: the struggle to subdue and annex the Philippines. . . .
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