| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 937 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [853]-892) and index. |
| Contents |
Son of the father -- Turning points -- Glory days -- Young man going east -- Countdown to war -- Into the fire -- Fight to the finish -- Back to West Point -- The tumultuous years -- Saving the army -- Saving FDR -- Mission to Manila -- Waiting for the enemy -- Rat in the house -- When men must die -- Back to the wall -- I shall return -- Taking supreme command -- Green hell -- Doing Cartwheel -- Stepping-stones to victory -- Liberation -- On to Manila -- Battleground -- Downfall -- Brief encounters -- Being Sir Boss -- Headwinds -- War again -- Inchon and beyond -- Reversal of fortune -- Endgame -- Fading away. |
| Summary |
A vivid portrait of the American icon uses new sources to separate the man from the myth, exploring his elevation from Major General to his tenure as West Point's superintendent and field marshal of the Philippines and beyond. |
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"The Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Gandhi & Churchill goes beyond the mythologies of the World War II general to illuminate his strengths and weaknesses, placing his career against a backdrop of history while discussing how he shaped his character to meet national needs,"--NoveList. |
| Subject |
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
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Generals -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. (OCoLC)fst00035285
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United States. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533532
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Generals. (OCoLC)fst00939841
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780812994889 |
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0812994884 |
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