Douglas MacArthur : the Far Eastern general

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Douglas MacArthur : the Far Eastern general

Michael Schaller

Oxford University Press, 1989

  • : hard
  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. 297-307

Includes index

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: hard ISBN 9780195038866

内容説明

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 Philippines-based B-17s, whose interference in foreign policy was often destructive, and whose attempts to become President can best be described as futile. Professor Schaller's provocative portrait of a man torn between talent and opportunism, duty and ego, also provides an invaluable background to current American relations with the Far East.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195063325

内容説明

Douglas MacArthur, a key military figure in the American recovery of the Pacific during World War II, its occupation of Japan, and the subsequent, ill-starred incursion into North Korea, provoked widely varying opinions even at the height of his fame. George Stratemeyer, his top air officer in Japan, called him "the greatest man in history", yet Franklin Roosevelt considered his defence of Corregidor "criminal" and Harry Truman declared his return to the Philippines "a fiasco". This biography provides a critical study of the "American Caesar", whose delayed reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbour cost the USA nearly all of its Philippines-based B-17 bombers, whose interference in foreign policy was often destructive, and whose attempts to become President can best be described as futile. Professor Schaller's portrait of a man torn between talent and opportunism, duty and ego, also provides background to current American relations with the Far East.

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