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Book SynopsisAs an Army lieutenant, the author served in Tokyo as an intelligence officer. He translated thousands of letters, interviews, and other documents by Japanese citizens of all kinds, and came to know, as few Americans could, the hearts and minds of a defeated people as they moved slowly to democracy. This is a chronicle of his experience in Japan.
Trade Review"An enlightening and entertaining account..." -The Japan Times "...original and enlightening...[a] charming, if, slender account of Goodman's wartime service." -Journal of Military History "America's Japan is a rare and insightful working-level view of the Occupation informed by Goodman's lifelong career of scholarship and involvement with East Asia." -- -Ronald H. Spector Author of Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan "...a good read which provides a concise and rich presentation of the American mission and its triumphant consequences." -Pacific Affairs "Goodman's modest and amusing memoirs can be thoroughly recommended. His sketches on students, the war crimes trials and officialdom are a valuable historical resource that deserve a wide audience." -- -Henry Hilton Crisscross
