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Douglas MacArthur: The Far Eastern General
Michael Schaller
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hardcover. Clean copy in dust wrapper. DW sunned to spine and showing minor shelf wear. Light spotting to page edges. Remains a very good copy
With the looks and personality of a "heaven born general", Douglas MacArthur, a key figure in the American recovery of the Pacific, occupation of Japan, and ill-starred incursion into North Korea, provoked widely varying opinions even at the height of his fame. George E. Stratemeyer, his top air officer in Japan, called him 'the greatest man in history'; yet FDR considered his defence of Corregidor 'criminal', and Truman declared his return to the Philippines 'a fiasco'. This far from flattering biography demythologizes the 'American Caesar', whose delayed reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbour cost the US nearly all its ... Read more
With the looks and personality of a "heaven born general", Douglas MacArthur, a key figure in the American recovery of the Pacific, occupation of Japan, and ill-starred incursion into North Korea, provoked widely varying opinions even at the height of his fame. George E. Stratemeyer, his top air officer in Japan, called him 'the greatest man in history'; yet FDR considered his defence of Corregidor 'criminal', and Truman declared his return to the Philippines 'a fiasco'. This far from flattering biography demythologizes the 'American Caesar', whose delayed reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbour cost the US nearly all its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
333
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195038866
SKU
KMK0024438
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
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