LEADER 03191oam 2200709 450 001 9910457463903321 005 20210816182133.0 010 $a1-4696-0195-8 010 $a0-8078-8256-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000000083090 035 $a(EBL)837883 035 $a(OCoLC)773565309 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000588742 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11363960 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000588742 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10650309 035 $a(PQKB)10473213 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC837883 035 $a(OCoLC)966902864 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse48395 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL837883 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10528249 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000083090 100 $a20110808d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aArc of empire $eAmerica's wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam /$fMichael H. Hunt and Steven I. Levine 210 1$aChapel Hill :$cUniversity of North Carolina Press,$dc2012. 215 $a1 online resource (352 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aH. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$aPrint version: 9780807835289 311 08$a1-4696-1392-1 311 08$a0-8078-3528-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : 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. 330 $aAlthough conventionally treated as separate, America's four wars in Asia were actually phases in a sustained U.S. bid for regional dominance, according to Michael H. Hunt and Steven I. Levine. This effort unfolded as an imperial project in which military power and the imposition of America's political will were crucial. Devoting equal attention to Asian and American perspectives, the authors follow the long arc of conflict across seventy-five years from the Philippines through Japan and Korea to Vietnam, tracing along the way American ambition, ascendance, and ultimate defeat. They show how th 410 0$aH. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zJapan 606 $aKorean War, 1950-1953 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975 607 $aAsia$xHistory, Military$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xHistory, Military$y20th century 607 $aAsia$xStrategic aspects$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aPhilippines$xHistory$yPhilippine American War, 1899-1902 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aKorean War, 1950-1953. 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975. 676 $a355.02095/0904 700 $aHunt$b Michael H.$0538760 702 $aLevine$b Steven I. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457463903321 996 $aArc of empire$92466481 997 $aUNINA