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The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War
The Imperial Cruise A Secret History of Empire and War
Author: James Bradley
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, a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780316014007
ISBN-10: 0316014001
Publication Date: 11/8/2010
Pages: 416
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Helpful Score: 3
Awful...this book claims that the sole cause of WWII was a racist attitude that the US Govt had for years. Ponderously written, full of inaccuracies, (see Amazon reviews). I quit on this book after 50 pages....after reading for the nth time that every American was Aryan.
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Helpful Score: 1
Really! One single voyage led to Communism in China? Maybe if you believe in the butterfly effect. I suspect that conditions other than American attitudes had more to do with most events in the world.
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