Ebook: Supreme commander: MacArthur's triumph in Japan

Taking control. A President rolls the dice ; Flying nine hundred miles from Okinawa to Atsugi ; "The most courageous act of the entire war" ; Sword sheathed, but gleaming in its scabbard ; "Down but not out" ; Harry Truman throws a fit ; The photograph that saved a thousand ships ; What to do with the Emperor and the militarists? -- Vigorous execution. Organizing for success ; Occupier as humanitarian ; The Emperor is not a Kami ; Drawing up a utopia ; MacArthur breaks the impasse ; His most radical reform ; "He has a letter from God" ; Russian trouble ; "Where's Ishii?" ; "Cherry blossoms at night" ; The Nuremberg of the East -- Washington takes over. George Kennan pays a visit ; A shift in emphasis ; "The greatest piece of diplomacy, ever" ; Occupier as protector -- Epilogue. Had he died at Inchon ; A man deeply flawed : how did he do it? ; Aftermath.;A combination of political history, military biography, and business management reveals how General Douglas MacArthur defied expectations to rebuild Japan successfully after World War II.