The making of a general -- MacArthur and the New Deal, 1933-35 -- The field marshal of the Philippines -- The road to war, 1937-41 -- Retreat in the Pacific -- The Pacific War and American politics -- The Philippines and liberation politics -- Destination : Tokyo -- The supreme commander -- Occupied Japan and American politics, 1945-49 -- The boundaries of chaos : the Cold War in Asia -- The Korean War begins -- An entirely new war -- Fading away.
Summary
Offers a portrait of the American general, focusing on his two decades in the Far East, and an analysis of American foreign policy in Asia
