Hunt, Michael H.

Arc of empire America's wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam / [electronic resource] : Michael H. Hunt and Steven I. Levine. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2012. - 340 p. - H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series . - H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman series. .

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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.






World War, 1939-1945--Japan.
Korean War, 1950-1953.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.


Asia--History, Military--20th century.
United States--History, Military--20th century.
Asia--Strategic aspects--History--20th century.
Philippines--History--Philippine American War, 1899-1902.


Electronic books.

DS35 / .H96 2012eb

355.02095/0904

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