The emperor's general
Subtitle: a novel
By: James Webb.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Broadway Books
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
Subjects: MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Fiction.; Yamashita, Tomobumi, 1885-1946 -- Fiction.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Fiction.; War crime trials -- Fiction.; Manila (Philippines) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: A novel on General MacArthur's rule in post-World War II Japan, portraying him as a Machiavellian figure. He organizes a war-crimes trial against an innocent Japanese general to divert attention from the crimes of the emperor, whose cooperation he needs. By the author of Something to Die For.