History professor's book featured on university's book blog
Prof. Braisted's new book reveals how the U.S. Navy kept the peace in China
Posted: February 16, 2009
In Diplomats in Blue: U.S. Naval Officers in China, 1922-1933 (University Press of Florida, 2009), Professor Emeritus of History William R. Braisted depicts a bygone world in which admirals played almost as important a role as ambassadors in representing American interests abroad.
During peace-time, high-ranking naval officers worked first to protect American citizens and American business interests. And several of them labored, sometimes in conflict with State Department officials, to foster a stronger, more unified China that might be a better ally of the United States.
Read the rest of this story on UT's ShelfLife blog:
Historian's account of the importance of naval officers diplomatic roles
Reviewed by Marian J. Barber, doctoral candidate in the Department of History at The University of Texas at Austin.
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