Supreme Commander: Macarthur's Triumph in Japan Hardcover - 2014
by Seymour Morris
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He is the most decorated general in American history--the only five-star general to receive the Medal of Honor. Yet Douglas MacArthur's greatest victory was not in war, but in peace.
As Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers in postwar Japan, General Douglas MacArthur was charged with transforming the defeated militarist empire into a beacon of peace and democracy, a task he called "the greatest gamble ever attempted." A career military man, MacArthur had no experience in politics, diplomacy, or economics. Vain, reclusive, and self-centered, he had many enemies in Washington who considered him a flaming peacock. Few thought he could succeed, not even President Harry Truman's closest advisors. But MacArthur did succeed--brilliantly--defying timetables and expectations. He announced eleven objectives and achieved them all, establishing a bond between two countries that survives to this day.
Supreme Commander combines political history and military biography, to tell for the first time how MacArthur achieved a nation-building feat never before attempted, nor replicated since. Seymour Morris Jr. reveals this flawed man at his best--as one who treated a defeated enemy with respect; made informed, thoughtful decisions; yet could also be brash and stubborn when necessary, leading the occupation with intelligence, class, and compassion.
Reviewing MacArthur's key tactical choices and accomplishments, Morris presents a detailed, intimate portrait of a great American--a patriot and a man of strong conviction--who proved to be an outstanding and effective leader under extraordinary circumstances.
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- Title Supreme Commander: Macarthur's Triumph in Japan
- Author Seymour Morris
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper, New York
- Date 2014-04
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780062287939 / 0062287931
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.4 in (23.62 x 15.75 x 3.56 cm)
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Themes
- Aspects (Academic): Historical
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: East Asian
- Cultural Region: French
- Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
- Library of Congress subjects Japan - History - Allied occupation,, MacArthur, Douglas
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014009870
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2014, Page 0
- Library Journal, 03/15/2014, Page 126
- New York Times Book Review, 04/27/2014, Page 27
- Publishers Weekly, 02/10/2014, Page 0
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