THE YEARS OF MACARTHUR: VOLUME III TRIUMPH & DISASTER 1945-1964

Author: Dorris Clayton James

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Year published: 1985

Pagination: 848pp, illustrations

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Dustjacket torn at top of spine. Good. A biography of the General from the end of World War II to the last days of his life. The book chronicles his controversial military, administrative, and political career and examines his complex, contradictory personality and character. He officially accepted Japan's surrender on 2 September 1945, aboard USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, and oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951. As the effective ruler of Japan, he oversaw sweeping economic, political and social changes. He led the United Nations Command in the Korean War until he was removed from command by President Harry S. Truman on 11 April 1951.