American Shogun: MacArthur, Hirohito and the American Duel with Japan - Brossura

Harvey, Robert

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ISBN 10: 0719564999 ISBN 13: 9780719564994

Casa editrice: John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

From the mid-nineteenth century on, America and Japan were caught in an extraordinary political, military and economic duel. This clash was characterised by a cultural incompatibility that was to haunt the negotiations of their two leaders, Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur. Hirohito was a remarkable man. Diffident, uncharismatic and apparently obtuse, he survived as god-ruler of Japan for six decades through internal strife, war, defeat, occupation and economic victory. But Hirohito met his equal in MacArthur. Brash and domineering, MacArthur merited the honorary Japanese epithet shogun or 'army leader' for his almost single-handed six year rule over Japan. In this absorbing dual biography Robert Harvey traces their tense and complex relationship. His broad scope encompasses two great nations in war and peace -- a momentous period of history which provides illuminating insight into American actions across the world today.

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Recensione:

'Fascinating' (Simon Heffer)

L'autore:

Robert Harvey has been a columnist for The Daily Telegraph, an assistant editor for The Economist and an MP serving on the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. His book Liberators: Latin America`s Struggle for Independence was described as `an exhilarating and wildly enjoyable ride from start to finish` by Simon Sebay-Montefiore. Raymond Seitz, US ex-Ambassador to Britain said of A Few Bloody Noses: The American War of Independence, `Harvey wields his pen like a sabre, slashing with gusto at the cant and received wisdom.` He lives in London and Wales.

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• Editore: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0719564999
• ISBN 13: 9780719564994
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480