conroy, robert 1901(1)外语英文电子书

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1、ContentsTitlepageAcknowledgementsPraisefor1901CopyrightPageIntroductionMapChapter1Chapter2Chapter3Chapter4Chapter5Chapter6Chapter7Chapter8Chapter9Chapter10Chapter11Chapter12Chapter13Chapter14Chapter15Chapter16Chapter17Chapter18Chapter19Chapter20Chapter21Chapter22Chapter23Chapter24

2、Chapter25Chapter26Chapter27Chapter28ACKNOWLEDGMENTSIamverygratefulforthesupportgivenmebymywifeDiane,mydaughterMaura,mymother,andotherfamilyandfriendswhoalwaysencouragedmywritingefforts.IwouldalsoliketothankBobKaneandDaleWilsonofPresidioPressfortheirwillingnesstotakeachanceonanewwr

3、iter,alongwithBobTate,whoeditedandshepherdedboththenovelandtheauthor.It’sthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,andKaiserWilhelmIIisgoingtoteachtheAmericansthetruepriceofempire.PRAISEFOR1901“Theyarnislikelytopleasebothmilitaryhistoryandalternatehistorybuffs....Thewriting...keepsusturni

4、ngthepages.”—Booklist“Anintriguingblendofhistoricalfactandfiction.”—DetroitFreePress“Asolidwhat-ifhistorical...Cleverlyconceived.”—PublishersWeeklySomeofthecharactersinthisnovelarefictitious.Anyresemblancebetweenthesecharactersandactualpersons,livingordead,ispurelycoincidental.The

5、dialogueandspecificincidentsdescribedinthenovelareproductsoftheauthor’simaginationandcreativity.Theyshouldnotbeconstruedasreal.APresidioPressBookPublishedbyTheRandomHousePublishingGroupCopyright©1995byRobertConroyAllrightsreservedunderInternationalandPan-AmericanCopyrightConventio

6、ns.OriginallypublishedbyLyfordBooks,animprintofPresidioPress,in1995.PresidioPressandcolophonaretrademarksofRandomHouse,Inc.eISBN0-345-47204-7MapbyProImagePleasevisitourwebsiteatwww.presidiopress.comv1.0INTRODUCTIONONtwoseparateoccasionspriorto1901,theUnitedStatesandImperialGermany

7、almostfoughteachother.ThefirstwasoverSamoain1889,andthesecondwasinthePhilippinesshortlyafterwetookthemfromSpain.Why?BecauseKaiserWilhelmwantedanempireworthyofthename,andthatrequiredcoalingstationsforhisnewnavyandcoloniesthathisnavycouldprotect.Theresultswereveryrealplanstoattackth

8、enortheasternUnitedStatesandholda