Original sentence: According to Herbert Bix, "MacArthur's truly extraordinary measures to save Hirohito from trial as a war criminal had a lasting and profoundly distorting impact on Japanese understanding of the lost war".His handling of Japan after World War II led to Japan's economic transformation was generally applauded
Edited sentence: According to Herbert Bix,  "MacArthur's truly extraordinary measures to save Hirohito from trial as a war criminal had a lasting and profoundly distorting impact on Japanese understanding of the lost war".His handling of Japan after World War II led to Japan's  economic transformation was generally applauded