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Title: A Great Work of Historical Fiction
Review: Anyone interested in how MacArthur transformed Japan at the end of WWII should read this book. The book does a great job, in the form of very readable historical fiction, of showing how MacArthur help to defeat Japan at the end of WWII and then peacefully transform it to a democratic highly industrialized friend of the US. You see that it was not an easy job and that we did have to make some sacrifices. Yes the Emperor and some of his family committed war crimes, yes The Tiger was probably innocent, but MacArthur saw the big picture and knew what had to be done to transfer the Japanese mentality of Okinawa to the mentality that allowed for a peaceful and successful occupation period. A Great read and I recommend reading it along side "Embracing Defeat."
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