tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post3857001161004185555..comments2024-03-27T22:43:37.276-05:00Comments on Military Analysis: Black Ships.Albert E.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07277015142536922401noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3717793725263190225.post-12289314168786564552015-04-21T05:42:45.418-05:002015-04-21T05:42:45.418-05:00Well I'm certainly relieved to discover that U...Well I'm certainly relieved to discover that U.S. military intervention was to secure the strategically indispensable Shimonoseki Straits. Where would be be today without them? U.S. military action in defence of non-vital interests, especially against a weaker power, appears to have an even longer history than I had suspected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com