Preface -- Guns of the Katipunan -- Shortage of bullets bugged Katipuneros -- Courage was Filipinos main weapon -- Filipinos never a factor in talks -- Washington ignored Filipino aspirations -- US saw RP an ideal colony -- US options on the Philippines -- How the Philippines became part of US map -- Aguinaldo trust is US unshaken -- Americans: From ally to enemy -- Mabini strongly opposed Malolos Constitution -- Fast-tracked Constitution -- Mabini foes spread canard on syphilis -- History hidden in revolutionary laws -- Insurgents turned to extortion -- Education was top priority -- Malolos Republic set up tax system -- Economics of RP Revolution -- Revolution perished at Malolos meet -- Aguinaldo dealt with love, taxes.

A short Tagalog poem written by a young lady from San Roque, Cavite in 1898 described first-hand the war waged by Emilio Aguinaldo against the Spaniards.