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Webb's vividly imagined thriller arrives with imprimatur of Tom Wolfe, who calls him one of the five most important writers in America today. Does Webb justify this lavish praise? In the year 1945, General MacArthur has brought off the allied triumph in the Pacific. Webb's hero, Captain Jay Marsh, a young aide-de-camp, is happy to serve his hero. But when he discovers that the General has undertaken a strange agreement with the Emperor of Japan, Marsh finds himself dealing with a bizarre scenario in which MacArthur plans to become an American Caesar, ruling over his conquered Japanese subjects while preserving their imperial system. Webb's fascinating and original plot is carried off with considerable style and authority, and he is particularly assured in his characterisation: MacArthur is created with a convincing detail that is cleverly not allowed to eclipse the tormented protagonist Marsh.

Like all the best historical fiction, the day-to-day detail of the forties is sketched in with assurance and the narrative (culminating in the rigged trial of Japan's greatest General) is handled with clarity and precision. It's no surprise that the film rights for The Emperor's General have been sold--but, as a reading experience, this is a book that justifies Wolfe's fulsome praise --Barry Forshaw, Amazon.co.uk
 
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Hardback Editions

November 1999 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0786220376Title: The Emperor's General (Thorndike Basic)
Author(s): James H. Webb
ISBN: 0-7862-2037-6 / 978-0-7862-2037-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Thorndike Press
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December 1998 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0767900766Title: The Emperor's General: A Novel / James Webb.
Author(s): James Webb
ISBN: 0-7679-0076-6 / 978-0-7679-0076-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Del
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Paperback Editions

June 2000 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 014027832XTitle: The Emperor's General
Author(s): James Webb
ISBN: 0-14-027832-X / 978-0-14-027832-3 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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June 2000 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0140292276Title: The Emperor's General
Author(s): James Webb
ISBN: 0-14-029227-6 / 978-0-14-029227-5 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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May 1999 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0718143647Title: The Emperor's General
Author(s): James Webb
ISBN: 0-7181-4364-7 / 978-0-7181-4364-0 (UK edition)
Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd
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1998 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B000QUB1TITitle: The Emperor's General
Author(s): James Webb
Publisher: Broadway Books
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Audio Editions

April 1999 : Audio CD
Cover of ISBN: 055345613XTitle: The Emperor's General
Author(s): James Webb
ISBN: 0-553-45613-X / 978-0-553-45613-4 (USA edition)
Publisher: Random House Audio
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April 1999 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 055347927XTitle: The Emperor's General
Author(s): James Webb
ISBN: 0-553-47927-X / 978-0-553-47927-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Random House Audio
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1997 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: B000N7EYDETitle: The Emperor's General
Author(s): James Webb
Publisher: Random House
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