03191oam 2200709 450 991077894980332120230802004456.0979-88-908401-1-01-4696-0195-80-8078-8256-9(CKB)2550000000083090(EBL)837883(OCoLC)773565309(SSID)ssj0000588742(PQKBManifestationID)11363960(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000588742(PQKBWorkID)10650309(PQKB)10473213(OCoLC)966902864(MdBmJHUP)muse48395(Au-PeEL)EBL837883(CaPaEBR)ebr10528249(MiAaPQ)EBC837883(EXLCZ)99255000000008309020110808d2012 uy 0engur|n#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierArc of empire America's wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam /Michael H. Hunt and Steven I. LevineChapel Hill :University of North Carolina Press,c2012.1 online resource (352 pages) illustrationsH. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman seriesDescription based upon print version of record.Print version: 9780807835289 1-4696-1392-1 0-8078-3528-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : four wars and the problem of empire -- The Philippines, 1899-1902 : the imperial impulse unleashed -- Japan, 1941-1945 : securing dominance -- Korea, 1950-1953 : dominance challenged -- Vietnam, 1965-1973 : dominance undone -- Conclusion : empire and aftermath.Although conventionally treated as separate, America's four wars in Asia were actually phases in a sustained U.S. bid for regional dominance, according to Michael H. Hunt and Steven I. Levine. This effort unfolded as an imperial project in which military power and the imposition of America's political will were crucial. Devoting equal attention to Asian and American perspectives, the authors follow the long arc of conflict across seventy-five years from the Philippines through Japan and Korea to Vietnam, tracing along the way American ambition, ascendance, and ultimate defeat. They show how thH. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series.World War, 1939-1945JapanKorean War, 1950-1953Vietnam War, 1961-1975AsiaHistory, Military20th centuryUnited StatesHistory, Military20th centuryAsiaStrategic aspectsHistory20th centuryPhilippinesHistoryPhilippine American War, 1899-1902World War, 1939-1945Korean War, 1950-1953.Vietnam War, 1961-1975.355.02095/0904Hunt Michael H.538760Levine Steven I.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778949803321Arc of empire3745219UNINA