Beneath the Eagle's Wings: Americans in Occupied Japan

by John Curtis Perry

Book Overview

"The greatest exercise in peacetime diplomacy in American history," one observer said of the occupation of Japan which followed World War II. The purpose of this immense American enterprise was to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0396078761
• ISBN13: 9780396078760
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Dodd Mead
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Very readable account of Americans at their best.....

In 215 pages, the author, John Curtis Perry managed to captured the basic essence of the American Occupation of Japan after World War II. From the way he writes, it appears to be one of America's finest hours, both as a nation and as a people. Rarely has the two foes who fought such a bitter war against each other, kiss and made up so quickly. As a people, Americans proves to be very magnanimous victors and interestingly enough, the Japanese were very agreeable losers. The book also revealed Douglas MacArthur at his best and considering all the things that should have gone wrong, it was pretty amazing that it went so right. Short, interesting and well written, a very good introductory book on the subject matter.