Roosevelt in the Far East - Tragic Consequences for WW II
In the summer and fall of 1905, TR sent VP Howard Taft on a clandestine mission to the Far East. The result was a secret treaty that in effect ceded Korea to the Japan. Jame's Bradley's engaging "The Imperial Cruise" recounts the shameful behavior of the U.S. in the Philippines and the tragic consequences of TR's secret negotiations with the Japanese that led to WW II
Top Recommendation for September
The Imperial Cruise, A secret History of Empire and War, by James Bradley (2010 - 400p)
A great intro to U.S. early attempts to exert control in the Far East and the Philippines and TR's misguided policies that ultimately helped sow the seeds for WW II