MacArthur in Asia: The General and His Staff in the Philippines, Japan, and Korea
"Masuda offers a fresh, scholarly, Japanese perspective on the full range of the general's career. In what is more a collective biography of MacArthur and the important staff officers around him (the 'Bataan Boys' who escaped the Philippines with him in the spring of 1942), Masuda succeeds in demonstrating how these 15 loyal subordinates were essential to MacArthur's command and eventual success, both in wartime and in the occupation of Japan. . . . The book's unique perspective and thorough research make it an invaluable contribution to the body of scholarship on General MacArthur and, in particular, his service in Asia. Highly recommended."—Choice(1 October 2013)"Although Masuda ﬁnds much to admire, citing MacArthur's bravery, strong convictions, and intelligence, he also notes that the general could be arbitrary and vain. Masuda’s observations create a picture of a ﬂawed but admirable individual."— Marc Gallicchio,American Historical Review(April 2014)"Hiroshi Masuda reinterprets MacArthur by going back to his years in the Philippines. In particular, this book focuses on the 'Bataan Boys,' the group of subordinates who accompanied MacArthur in his 1942 evacuation from the Philippines, and their views of MacArthur. MacArthur in Asia offers valuable insights into not only MacArthur’s public persona but also his personal and human characteristics, demonstrating the strengths of the biographical approach to historical scholarship."—Asahi Shimbun(reviewing the Japanese edition)"This book offers an integrated view that links wartime and postwar Japan through the figure of one person, Douglas MacArthur. The Occupation appears as an extension of the war, and we are left with the historical awareness that, in East Asia, war continued even after 1945."—Tokyo Shimbun(reviewing the Japanese edition)