Reminiscences
by Douglas MacArthur
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Written in his own hand, and finished only weeks before his death, Reminiscences by General Douglas MacArthur spans more than half a century of modern history. These pages show a man whose unique vantage point at the center of the stage enabled him to illuminate major controversies of our time, and whose views and ideas - never before published in full - are now bound to bring new and unexpected reappraisals to the conflicts in which he himself was the central figure. Douglas MacArthur show more served under eight presidents. He was honored as few men have been. His genius for command, and his abil show lessTags
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In my opinion, one of the US Army's most overblown reputations. Dugout Doug, was even more omniscient than George Patton, and even Patton said so, so there you are. A sketch of the operations of the Southwest Pacific theatre is provided along with the Korean War...and the endless ways in which elected politicians undercut the American plutocracy.
While obviously written very much from his point of view, this seemed to me to be more genuine and useful than
Manchester's biography
Manchester's biography
I bought a copy of this for $20 at the Book Stop in Petoskey on Saturday. I was irritated to find the same first edition for $7 at Pine River Books in Charlevoix (12 miles away) the very next day.
One interesting thing about the book is apparent from a glance at the ToC: about 60% of the text is devoted to Korea and the years afterwards, which is the inverse of the ratio I'd have liked.
One interesting thing about the book is apparent from a glance at the ToC: about 60% of the text is devoted to Korea and the years afterwards, which is the inverse of the ratio I'd have liked.
Used as a printed primary source for my GCMH project while at the NWC. Somewhat helpful source to help build the strategic understanding of the ever-narrowing lens of evidence I used for my paper on logistics during Guadalcanal. Based on the time he wrote it and his overall reputation, this book must be taken with a large grain of salt and not be treated as first hand truth.
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Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He graduated with top honors from the U. S. Military Academy in 1903 and became an engineer officer. He first toured the Orient as his father's aide before serving as the aid to President Theodore Roosevelt. He became the Army's first public relations officer. From 1919 until show more 1922, he was the Superintendent of West Point. He was then given the position of command of the Philippine Department, which was followed by his appointment to Army Chief of Staff in 1930, a post he held for five years. He stepped down in 1935 to serve as Chief Military Advisor to the Philippine Government until 1941, when he was called in to command troops in the Philippines. He left the Philippines for Australia after failing to hold against the Japanese. He served as Supreme Commander of the Southwest Pacific and led a combined force of American and Australian forces to retake islands seized by Japan in the beginning of the war. He reconquered the Philippines in 1945. He was promoted to Supreme Commander of Allied Forces. He accepted the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945. During the Allied occupation of Japan, he demilitarized the country and implemented a policy of social, economic and political reform. After the war, he made a bid for the Republican Presidential Nomination in 1948 but did not receive it. In June of 1950, he was named UN Commander of Forces when North Korea invaded South Korea. He forced the Communist North Koreans out of South Korea, all the way to the Chinese border. At this point, China sent troops into Korea. He wanted to expand the fight to include China, and criticized both the politicians and his fellow generals for their lack of initiative. Because of his unveiled criticism, President Harry S. Truman relieved MacArthur of his command in April of 1957. He retired from the Army and became Chairman of the Board of Remington Rand Corporation. He died of biliary cirrhosis on April 5, 1964 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Reminiscences
- Original publication date
- 1964
- People/Characters
- Douglas MacArthur
- Important places
- Korea
- Important events
- Korean War (1950 | 1953)
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- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
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- 923.573 — History & geography Biography & genealogy People in social sciences Administration: army and navy, civil service Americas
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- E745 .M3 .A34 — History of the United States United States Twentieth century General Military history
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