Description
The Imperial Cruise is a book about the history of the United States and its empire. It tells the story of how President Teddy Roosevelt sent Secretary of War William Taft and a group of congressmen on a secret trip to Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea in 1905 with the intent of forging an agreement to divide up Asia. This trip set off a series of events that led to the Second World War, the Korean War, and the communist revolution in China.
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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