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The imperial cruise: a secret history of empire and war

✍ Scribed by United States. Navy.;United States. Navy;Roosevelt, Theodore;Taft, William Howard;Bradley, James

Publisher: Little, Brown and Co
Year: 2009
Tongue: en-US
Weight: 981 KB
Category: Fiction
City: East Asia--United States., Japan--United States., New York, NY, Pazifischer Raum, United States, Uni
ISBN: 0316143332

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✦ Synopsis

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.;One hundred years later -- Civilization follows the Sun -- Benevolent intentions -- Pacific Negroes -- Haoles -- 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.

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