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The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War

By James Bradley

Book information

Publisher
Back Bay Books
Year
2010
ISBN
0316014001, 9780316014007
Open Library ID
OL24403543M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2057571 bytes)
Edition
Reprint
Pages
400\0
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

On the success of his two bestselling books about World War II, James Bradley began to wonder what the real catalyst was for the Pacific War. What he discovered shocked him. In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft, his daughter Alice, and a gaggle of congressmen on a mission to Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea with the intent of forging an agreement to divide up Asia. This clandestine pact lit the fuse that would-decades later-result in a number of devastating wars: WWII, the Korean War, and the communist revolution in China.In 2005, James Bradley retraced that epic voyage and discovered the remarkable truth about America's vast imperial past. Full of fascinating characters brought brilliantly to life, The Imperial Cruise will powerfully revise the way we understand U.S. history.

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