The imperial cruise : a secret history of empire and war
/ James Bradley
- 1st ed.
- New York : Little, Brown and Co. , c2009.
- 387 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-373) and index.
One hundred year later -- Civilization Follows the Sun -- Benevolent intentions -- Pacific Negroes -- Houles -- Honorary Aryans -- Playing Roosevelt's game -- The Japanese Monroe Doctrine for Asia -- The imperial cruise -- Roosevelt's open and closed doors -- Incognito in Japan -- Sellout in Seoul -- Following the Sun.
Analyzes the multinational conflicts that set the stage for World War II, the Chinese communist revolution, and the Korean War, documenting Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 diplomatic mission in the Pacific through which the United States forged ill-fated covert agreements.
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Roosevelt, Theodore , 1858-1919. Taft, William H. (William Howard) , 1857-1930
Imperialism----United States -- History -- 20th century
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