Dear General MacArthur Letters from the

This unique book compiles some 120 remarkable letters from Japanese citizens to General Douglas MacArthur during the postwar occupation of Japan (1945-1952). Painstakingly culled from a vast collection, these letters evoke the unfiltered voices of people

List of Photographs

vii

Foreword

xi

John W. Dower

Acknowledgments

xxiii

A Note on Japanese Names

xxvii

Introduction

1

(14)

Cozying Up to the Victor

15

(16)

Invitations

31

(16)

``I Dare Say . . .''

47

(16)

``Please Protect the Emperor''

63

(22)

``Depose the Emperor''

85

(18)

MacArthur as Father Figure

103

(20)

Gifts of Thanks

123

(24)

Crafted from the Heart

147

(28)

Unsolicited Advice

175

(26)

To the Right or to the Left?

201

(16)

Grand Plans

217

(28)

Favors to Ask

245

(24)

Fervent Requests

269

(20)

Farewell

289

(12)

Notes

301

(6)

About the Author

307

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Dear General MacArthur Letters from the Japanese during the American Occupation

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