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4) The typist
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
190 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
Assigned to post-World War II Japan in the first year of the occupation, military typist Van finds his distinctly Western values tested by the culture, his duties as a babysitter for General MacArthur's son, and startling news from his young war bride.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xxv, 542 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
An acclaimed military historian presents this powerful history of four military leaders--Douglas MacArthur, George Patton, George Marshall and Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower--who exhibited unparalleled military leadership that led the U.S. victoriously through two World Wars.
7) The sun
Publisher
Lorber Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chronicles the events leading up to Emperor Hirohito's momentous speech, the historic renunciation of his divine status, and his meetings with General Douglas MacArthur, the commander-in-chief of the occupying American forces, who advises his own president not to declare the Japanese leader a war criminal.
Publisher
Timeless Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 260 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A compilation of the true stories of the trials and triumphs of military giants: Joseph Stilwell, Omar Bradley, Henry "Hap" Arnold, George Patton, Dwight Eisenhower, and Douglas MacArthur.
9) Emperor
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013, ©2013.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Immediately after Emperor Hirohito's World War II surrender, General MacArthur suddenly finds himself the de facto ruler of a foreign nation. He challenges his expert on Japanese culture, General Fellers to provide evidence in ten short days to decide if the Japanese Emperor, worshiped as a god by his people but accused of war crimes, should be punished or saved, as the fate of a nation waits.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
437 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"From master storyteller and historian H.W. Brands, twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, comes the riveting story of how President Harry Truman and General Douglas MacArthur squared off to decide America's future in the aftermath of World War II. At the height of the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman committed a gaffe that sent shock waves around the world. When asked by a reporter about the possible use of atomic weapons in response to China's...
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