The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War

Episode Summary
From the author of Flags of our Fathers and Flyboys, a startling new look at the events that set the stage for WWII.
Participant(s) Bio
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.
Credits
ALOUD audio is presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles and made possible through support provided by The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, the Righteous Persons Foundation, City National Bank, K&L Gates, KPMG, Sue and David Rosenblum, Wallis Foundation, Donna and Martin J. Wolff and The Boudjakdji Foundation. Additional support provided by The Council of the Library Foundation, Library Foundation members, and the Los Angeles Public Library. Media support provided by KPPC 83.9 FM and KUSC 91.5 FM. ALOUD theme composed by Larry Karush.