Arc of Empire: America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam

by Michael H. Hunt, Steven I. Levine, Steve Levine

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469613921
• ISBN13: 9781469613925
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"