Arc of empire americas wars in asia from the philippines to vietnam by michael h hunt and steven i levine by michael h hunt and steven i levine chapel hill university of north carolina press 2012 340 pp 3500. Arc of empire americas wars in asia from the philippines to vietnam h eugene and lillian youngs lehman series hunt michael h levine steven on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers arc of empire americas wars in asia from the philippines to vietnam h eugene and lillian youngs lehman series. Between 1899 and 1973 americans fought four wars in eastern asia this prolonged though intermittent military engagement began with a brutal and now barely remembered struggle in the philippines 1899 1902 as that conflict was winding down tension began building between the united states and japan another rising asian power. Arc of empire studies the us interactions in east asia from the philippine war to the present although this work does present a decent overview of us actions in east asia this work suffers as their views are rooted in the vietnam era. Arc of empire americas wars in asia from the philippines to vietnam h eugene and