01641cam a2200325 4500 424329656 TxAuBib 20100109120000.0 090805s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009032176 9780316008952 0316008958 (OCoLC)430522360 DLC DLC YDX TxAuBib Bradley, James, 1954- The imperial cruise : a secret history of empire and war. Empire and war. New York : Little, Brown, 2009. 387 p. : illus., maps ; 25 cm. 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. 20100109. Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919. Taft, William H William Howard 1857-1930. United States Navy. Imperialism. United States Foreign relations Japan. Japan Foreign relations.