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Author:

Masuda, Hiroshi, 1947-

Title:

MacArthur in Asia : the general and his staff in the Philippines, Japan, and Korea / Hiroshi Masuda ; translated from the Japanese by Reiko Yamamoto.

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

xii, 320 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

MacArthur, Douglas,--1880-1964.
Generals--United States--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Asia.
Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952.

Other Titles:

Makkāsā. English

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-312) and index.

Contents:

Encounter with the Philippines -- Origins of the Bataan Boys -- From the approach of war to the evacuation from Manilla, October to December 1941 -- The Fall of Manilla and the first offensive and defensive battles, early January to early February 1942 -- Planning the escape from Corregidor, early February to late February 1942 -- The evacuation of MacArthur from Corregidor, late February to the middle of march 1942 -- The second Bataan operation and the Death March, early February to early May 1942 -- From Australia to the Philippines, march 1942 to October 1944 -- From the Philippines to Japan, October 1944 to August 1945 -- The demilitarization of Japan, August 1945 to December 1947 -- The democratization of Japan, August 1945 to December 1947 -- Washington's policy shift on Japan and MacArthur's resistance, January 1948 to June 1950 -- The Korean War and the dismissal of MacArthur, June 1950 to April 1951.

ISBN:

0801449391 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9780801449390 (hbk. : acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)824174150

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)