Crusade in the Pacific considers the future of relations between the United States and Asia. It examines the religions of the East including Buddhism, Islam, and Hinduism and also looks at the history of U.S. involvement in Asia. It also examines the value of U.S. assistance in Asia and efforts to curtail the growth of communism there. It also speaks to specialists from Japan, Indonesia, Pakistan, India and U.S. diplomat John Foster Dulles.