Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Forward | p. xi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Douglas Arthur MacArthur's Early Years | p. 5 |
Day of Infamy | p. 9 |
The Making of a Democratic Nation | p. 17 |
Surrender | p. 19 |
Some deep reflections by the General | p. 32 |
And, from the other side | p. 35 |
Japanese War Veterans | p. 38 |
Naysayers at home and abroad | p. 42 |
The Occupation begins | p. 42 |
The old policies | p. 44 |
Personal challenge | p. 45 |
Past failures | p. 45 |
Letting the Japanese find a new cultural path | p. 47 |
Shackles of conturies | p. 48 |
Fear of reprisals and abuse | p. 49 |
Fear of mass starvation | p. 51 |
Russians try to partition Japan | p. 51 |
Tearing down the war machine | p. 53 |
Working with the Emperor | p. 53 |
Reforms criticized | p. 57 |
The General and Imperial Relations | p. 58 |
Outline of broad reforms | p. 62 |
Our motto | p. 66 |
Progress report | p. 66 |
The General in Private | p. 67 |
War criminals | p. 74 |
Japanese Revolution? | p. 81 |
Japanese constitution | p. 84 |
Peace policy | p. 89 |
Democracy at work | p. 92 |
Feeding the masses | p. 94 |
Fiscal responsibility | p. 95 |
Fraternization | p. 98 |
Free enterprise | p. 107 |
The labor movement is tested | p. 107 |
Economic realities | p. 110 |
Spiritual renewal | p. 110 |
Freedom of religion | p. 111 |
Educational reform | p. 113 |
Health of nation in peril | p. 114 |
Land reform | p. 116 |
End of the abusive police state | p. 118 |
The superlative staff | p. 121 |
Restoring national pride | p. 122 |
Power to the people | p. 122 |
Sad and unpleasant task | p. 124 |
Korean War: The General's Time Runs Out | p. 127 |
Sayonara | p. 130 |
Japan Rejoins the World Community of Free and Independent Nations | p. 135 |
Twelve Year Olds | p. 143 |
Honor Guard Mission | p. 147 |
How Was This All Possible? | p. 151 |
Afterthoughts | p. 157 |
Appendix | |
Gen. MacArthur Memorial | p. 161 |
Honor Guard Roll Call | p. 163 |
Bibliography | p. 173 |
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