THE RIDDLE OF MACARTHUR Japan, Korea and the Far East by Gunther, John - 1951

NY: Harper & Bros.. Very Good-. 1951. Hardcover. Top of spine is pulled, spine lettering is quite dulled. Very minokr wear on the clean, sound binding. Very minor edge soil. The contents are clean and unworn. No DJ. ; 8-1/4" Tall, xiv + 240pp. Gray boards, black cloth spine. HISTORY. "This book is not, except in passing, about China or Korea. It is about MacArthur's Japan. Additiionally it contains material on the broad contours of American policy in Asia. Primarily, however, it must rest on what is heppening in Japan. Of course, by reason of the events in Korea, China, and elsewhere, Japan has become much more important to the United States than it has ever been before. It is the indispensable pivot of our potential force in Asia. .. The MacArthur regime in Japan, no matter what eventual developments arise out of China or Korea, is worth sober study for its own sake. .. MacArthur's own view, expressed in his familiar ornate prose, is that his five-year administration 'is the greatest reformation of a people ever attempted. ' .. A great deal of both truth and nonsense has been written about the Supreme Commander, and few people realize what an intricate character he is. " Index. .