American Shogun: MacArthur, Hirohito and the American Duel with Japan
Author(s): Robert Harvey
A captivating dual biography of the struggle between Japan's Emperor Hirohito and America's General MacArthur in the epic clash between the world's oldest culture and its newest.
General Information
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- : John Murray General Publishing Division
- : John Murray Publishers Ltd
- : 0.74
- : 01 May 2005
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Robert Harvey
- : Paperback
- : 2006
- : 480
- : ill
More About The Product
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.