The Mastery of the Pacific. Can the British Empire and the United States Agree

New York: J. H. Sears & Company, Unknown. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE IN EARLY EDITION. Sir Frank Fox (1874-1960) was an Australian-born journalist, soldier, and author. He began his journalism career in Australia in 1893 and worked for a number of Australian publications until 1909. In 1909 he moved to Britain to become assistant editor for the Morning Post. While a war correspondent in World War I, he was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery and served in France. He then served as Staff Captain at the Quartermaster General's branch, General Headquarters, and wrote a contemporary account of this (GHQ, Montreuil-sur-Mer). Fox was a prolific author and published numerous books on the British empire, Australia, the military and naval operations, and travel. The Mastery of the Pacific was initially published in 1928. This copy is undated, but the lesser quality of the paper suggests that it was printed during a wartime shortage. The content is an interesting analysis of the potential conflict between the British Empire and a newly-powerful United States for supremacy in the Pacific Ocean, and whether war is inevitable. It also discusses Russia in ruins after World War I, the role of Japan, and the relative inefficiency of China as a possible threat. Includes two maps, one of the United States and one of the Pacific. Octavo. Green cloth-covered boards with tan title to spine. Minor wear around edges of covers and spine; one white mark on front cover and slight crease in rear cover. Some foxing to top of text block and some papers. Pages are yellowed but clear and clean. 266 pages, including index. MILHIST/062625.