02101cam a2200397 4500 71369182 TxAuBib 20110113120000.0 090805s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009032176 9780316008952 $29.99 0316008958 $29.99 (OCoLC)430522360 DLC DLC DOV BRL BKL GK5 ABG NOG TxAuBib Bradley, James, 1954- The Imperial Cruise : a secret history of empire and war / James Bradley. 1st ed. New York, NY : Little, Brown and Co., 2009. 387 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. Maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-373) and index. 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. 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. 20110113. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Political and social views. Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. United States. Navy Cruise, 1905. Imperialism History 20th century. East Asia Foreign relations United States. United States Foreign relations Japan. United States History, Naval 20th century. United States Foreign relations East Asia. Japan Foreign relations United States. TXKYP