Arc of empire is really several books in one at its core is a survey of the four wars america fought in asia in the 20th century the philippines against insurgents world war ii korea and vietnam. 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. Amazonin buy arc of empire americas wars in asia from the philippines to vietnam book online at best prices in india on amazonin read arc of empire americas wars in asia from the philippines to vietnam book reviews author details and more at amazonin free delivery on qualified orders. 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. 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