Marrion Wilcox (1858-1926) was an American Hispanist who worked as an instructor at Yale University. He also wrote A Short History of the War with Spain (1898). He was never in the Philippines, but was able to document himself extensively to write a well-documented history of the war. Extensively illustrated and containing numerous maps. Approximately twenty-six full-page colored illustrations and over a thousand black-and-white illustrations and photographs. The bulk of the book is composed of wartime correspondence, almost all written by military personnel who actively participated in the war. It should be remembered that when the book was published, Aguinaldo had not yet surrendered and the war was not over.