Naval War College Review, Volume LV, Number 2, Spring 2002

[2], 121, [1] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Table. Cover illustration of Theodore Roosevelt. Cover has some wear and soiling, and rear corner 'dinged'. This issue has an article by Edmund Morris entitled "A Matter of Extreme Urgency" Theodore Roosevelt, Wilhelm II, and the Venezuela Crisis of 1902. The Venezuelan crisis of 1902 had all the ingredients to attract scholars: drama, contradictions, and mysteriously destroyed evidence. Only a century later, however, has the full extent of the episode become clear--through private diplomacy TR sustained the Monroe Doctrine, threatened war and averted it, and then remained silent about his triumph to spare the vanity of an emperor. Other articles are on American Primacy by Stephen Walt'; Are U.S. Forces Unprepared and Underfunded? by Lawrence J. Korb, and two articles on the Bay of Bengal, one by Andrew Selth on Burma and the other on India and its Navy by Vice Admiral Gulab Hiranandani of the Indian Navy (retired). Kissinger book reviewed. Format is approximately 6.75 inches by 9.5 inches. The Naval War College Review was formerly known as Information Service for Officers and was established in 1948 by the Chief of Naval Personnel in order that the officers of the service might receive some of the same benefits as the resident students of the Naval War College. The material contained herein was furnished to the individual addressee for his private information and education only. The frank remarks and personal opinions of many Naval War College guest lecturers are presented with the understanding that they will not be quoted; recipients were enjoined to respect their privacy. Under no circumstances were this material to be republished or quoted publicly, as a whole or in part, without specific clearance in each instance from the author and the Naval War College. Presumed First Edition, First printing of this issue.…