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The imperial cruise : a secret history of empire and war / James Bradley.

Bradley, James.

The imperial cruise : a secret history of empire and war / James Bradley. - New York. Little, Brown and Co. 1/21/2010 - 387 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

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.

Maps on lining papers.

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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.