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Bezig met laden... The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War (editie 2009)door James Bradley (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Read on the flights to and from NF22 FPC. My mom gave me this book from the old CCHS collection. I was interested to read based on the author and the topic; unfortunately, he came across as very biased against Teddy Roosevelt and was extremely repetitive in his critiques of the president. Not an enjoyable read at all because it highlights some terrific dark spots of American history that are important to remember and are humbling for anyone who thinks the US is the perfect country. I do not completely agree with the author's thesis that white Christians continue to follow the sun west, causing the hate and discontent in the Japanese that eventually led to WWII. It is a quick, easy read, but I do not highly recommend this book to anyone, other than those who think very highly of Teddy Roosevelt and want to challenge their opinions. Wow. The book presents a totally different (and very negative) view of TR and Taft. Can this be true? Did Roosevelt's racism and reckless, beligerent and illegal foreign policy lead to WWII? Was his public persona a complete sham? Clearly TR was far from perfect, but this book seems extreme overreach to me. Bradley's research offers quite a contradictory view of Teddy Roosevelt and how his policies may have laid the groundwork for Japanese expansion leading up to World War II. It's certainly not the standard text you learned from your elementary school texts. Bradley's perspective on T.R. is consistent with some other historians who agrue that his "rough rider" reputation was due to his self promotion, and not earned by his actions. Probably offensive to some, in that it offers a less than exemplary viewpoint of U.S. policies, but it's certainly an interesting and thought provoking book.
What could have been a clear, sharp revision of the Roosevelt myth is hampered by a clumsy attack... Bradley’s so incensed by Roosevelt’s foreign policies – especially with regards to Japan – that he forgets to organize his thoughts. Mr. Bradley, the author of “Flags of Our Fathers,” does not simply cite Roosevelt’s egregious talk. He presents this much-ignored aspect of Roosevelt’s thinking with sharp specificity (“I am so angry with that infernal little Cuban republic that I would like to wipe its people off the face of the earth,” Roosevelt wrote in 1906) and then goes on to make a much more damaging point, angrily and persuasively connecting Roosevelt’s race-based foreign policy miscalculations in Asia. His thesis in “The Imperial Cruise” is startling enough to reshape conventional wisdom about Roosevelt’s presidency. Onderscheidingen
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. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)359.4Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Navy; Naval Science Tactics and strategyLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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