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Bigtime · 12-27-2010, 09:40 AM

Thanks for clearing that up, I couldn't remember what was exactly said. It was a HELL of a documentary. I should really buy it and get it in my collection.

For reading about Teddy Roosevelt fostering imperialistic ambitions in the Japanese you should also check out the short read "The Imperial Cruise" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/books/19book.html

http://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Cruis.../dp/0316008958

I know it is just one authors take, but it does add a view of a different side of Teddy that many probably had no idea existed. The authors father was one of the marines that planted the flag on Iwo Jima (he wrote Flags of Our Fathers), this book is his way of questioning why his father ever had to do that.

12-27-2010, 09:40 AM	#64
Bigtime Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Calgary Exp:	Thanks for clearing that up, I couldn't remember what was exactly said. It was a HELL of a documentary. I should really buy it and get it in my collection. For reading about Teddy Roosevelt fostering imperialistic ambitions in the Japanese you should also check out the short read "The Imperial Cruise" http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/books/19book.html http://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Cruis.../dp/0316008958 I know it is just one authors take, but it does add a view of a different side of Teddy that many probably had no idea existed. The authors father was one of the marines that planted the flag on Iwo Jima (he wrote Flags of Our Fathers), this book is his way of questioning why his father ever had to do that. Last edited by Bigtime; 12-27-2010 at 09:46 AM.