The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War
ShareIn conversation with Roger Dingman, professor of history, USC
From the author of Flags of our Fathers and Flyboys, a startling new look at the events that set the stage for WWII.
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The son of one of the men who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima, James Bradley is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Flyboys and Flags of Our Fathers. He lives in New York.
Roger Dingman is Professor of History at the University of Southern California, where he teaches American international, military, and naval history. His research and teaching focus on the history of American relations with the nations and peoples of the Asia/Pacific region, especially Japan. Published widely in English and Japanese, his work focuses on the origins, conduct, and consequences of the Second World War in the Pacific. He is currently completing Bridge to the Rising Sun, a study of US Navy and Marine Corps Japanese language officers during and after the Pacific War.
