Asia and the Pacific beckon --The acquisition of the Philippines -- The open door policy and a helpless China -- World War I and the Far East -- A decade of hope -- The rape of Manchuria -- The Sino-Japanese undeclared war -- World War II and the Pacific area -- Japan under construction -- The emergence of militant red China -- The Korean tragedy -- Independence comes to the Indian subcontinent -- Southeast Asia astir -- Independence comes to Indonesia and the Philippines -- Epilogue.