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In Court Martial, Kirk mentions the Vulcanian Expedition, as if it were an event much earlier in his career. (I am not concerned with the Vulcan/Vulcanis/Valcanian name issue.) Do we have an idea of what that expedition was about. I rather doubt the "discovery" of Vulcan by Earth. Do I remember something in a novel (Blish?) that the expedition was an early Federation or post-Romulan War United Earth effort to force the Vulcans into an allaince? Any ideas on this?
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Sound like it could be just be an expedition done by Kirk's graduation class. Two weeks survival training in the Vulcan desert. Not necessarily followed by a live execution of Vulcan Love Slave Pt 2.
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It never is so simple. MW Bonnano's "Strangers from the Sky" uses the concept for something grander: according to her, Starfleet during Kirk's early years got fed up with Vulcanian pacifism and sent a few gunboats to frighten them pointy ears into military co-operation. THAT is what is referred to as "The Vulcanian Expedition" in the history books. And that is what prompted the Vulcans to crew the Intrepid, a Starfleet ship.
Personally, I think Ms Bonnano was making a bit too much of the innocent side remark...
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