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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : United States
ISBN : LOC:00186937533
Author : Mark Perry
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465080670
At times, even his admirers seemed unsure of what to do with General Douglas MacArthur. Imperious, headstrong, and vain, MacArthur matched an undeniable military genius with a massive ego and a rebellious streak that often seemed to destine him for the dustbin of history. Yet despite his flaws, MacArthur is remembered as a brilliant commander whose combined-arms operation in the Pacific—the first in the history of warfare—secured America’s triumph in World War II and changed the course of history. In The Most Dangerous Man in America, celebrated historian Mark Perry examines how this paradox of a man overcame personal and professional challenges to lead his countrymen in their darkest hour. As Perry shows, Franklin Roosevelt and a handful of MacArthur’s subordinates made this feat possible, taming MacArthur, making him useful, and finally making him victorious. A gripping, authoritative biography of the Pacific Theater’s most celebrated and misunderstood commander, The Most Dangerous Man in America reveals the secrets of Douglas MacArthur’s success—and the incredible efforts of the men who made it possible.
Author : Library of Congress. Division of Bibliography
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012301813
Author : Earle Rice (Jr.)
Publisher : Infobase Learning
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781438148717
A look at the life and military accomplishments of General Douglas MacArthur, whose career included serving as commander of the United States Army in the Far East during World War II.
Author : Gavin Long
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015035340150
Phililppinerne - Papua - New Guinea - Morotai - Korea - SCAP.
Author : General Douglas MacArthur
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787201828
Written in his own hand and finished only weeks before his death, this memoir by Gen. Douglas MacArthur spans more than half a century of modern history. His vantage point at center stage during the major controversies of the twentieth century afforded him unique views of the conflicts in which he played a vital role. No soldier in recent times has been more admired—or reviled. Liberator of the Philippines, shogun of occupied Japan, victor of the battle of Inchon, the general was a national hero when suddenly relieved of his duties by President Truman in 1950. His supporters believe his genius for command and skill as a strategist stand as landmarks in military history. His critics are not so kind, calling him a gigantic ego paying homage to himself in this book. Regardless, Reminiscences is a moving final testament by one of America’s most decorated heroes, decade by decade, battlefield by battlefield. After graduation from West Point with the highest average ever achieved by a cadet, MacArthur served in Vera Cruz during the Mexican uprisings and later in World War I. His courage in the trenches and his leadership of the famous Rainbow Division won him seven Silver Stars. Appointed Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Pacific in World War II, he was the architect of the campaign to drive the Japanese from their strongholds at Bataan, Corregidor, and New Guinea. His account of the war is dramatically punctuated with revealing portraits of key personalities and insights into his stands on controversial issues. Richly illustrated throughout. “Douglas MacArthur’s memoirs...record an extraordinary and controversial public career of more than fifty years—as MacArthur wanted it remembered.”—Newsweek “MacArthur was praised and blamed most of the time for the wrong reasons. His Reminiscences, written in the last two years of his life, should help put him back in perspective.”—Time
Author : Mark Skinner Watson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UIUC:30112004963986
An account of the nation's unpreparedness for war and the efforts of General Marshall and his staff to correct it with maximum dispatch. The powers of the Chief of Staff and their origins are described.
Author : Edward T. Imparato
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1563115891
The two-year search for General Douglas MacArthur's speeches and reports was truly a labor of love. My Administrative Assistant, Ellen Schaefer, and I culled over 1,000 sources including memories, biographies, histories, military magazines such as the Army and Air Force Journals, unit histories, commercial magazines and newspapers. Magazines included such publications as National Geographic, Life Magazine and many esoteric less circulated literature such as Military Magazine, Retired Officers Magazine, Air Force Magazine and so many others. We received guidance and assistance from such sources as the U.S. Military Academy, the Engineering School at Ft. Leavenworth, the Command and General Staff School at Leavenworth, the Army War College, the MacArthur Archives Director James Zobel, the Library of Congress, the War Department; the sources seemed endless. We do believe we were able to capture all the major public speeches and reports covering MacArthur's truly productive years from 1908 through 1964. Contains more than 125 speeches/reports. It will be interesting to note, MacArthur established his personality early in his military career and never veered from this. His admonition from his Mother when MacArthur was a student at West Point was, never cheat, never lie, never tattle"". Adhering to this edict MacArthur offered to resign from the Academy rather than answer questions from the Academy panel investigating hazing and harassment by a group of fellow students. MacArthur continued to develop his hard line against political and military intrigue by resolving to always do what he believed right even if he knew no one was watching. Further he was determined never to refuse to carryout the order of a senior officer - never be insubordinate to constituted authority. ""
Author : Douglas MacArthur,Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers,Charles Andrew Willoughby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Area Sources
ISBN : OCLC:1154526510
Author : James Ellman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780811771597
James Ellman digs deep, connects the dots, and concludes that General Douglas MacArthur was decidedly not a military genius. One of America's most controversial generals, Douglas MacArthur’s rise through the U.S. Army’s ranks was meteoric. However, he did not lead large formations of men in combat until he assumed command of forces in the Philippines in 1941. When war commenced with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, MacArthur’s performance on the battlefield was a failure: he underestimated the Japanese, and his poorly trained forces were outmaneuvered and outfought by a much smaller invading force. However, in what became a repeating hallmark of his career, he successfully portrayed his actions to much of the American people as brilliant and heroic regardless of victory or defeat. After fleeing to Australia, MacArthur famously announced, “I will return,” and followed through on a quest to retake Manila regardless of its impact on Allied global strategy or its cost in American, Australian, and Filipino blood. In his subsequent role as America’s shogun in Tokyo, MacArthur was again surprised by an enemy he underestimated. The Korean War yielded his greatest victory, at Inchon, but also his greatest defeat, along the Yalu River. Unwilling to accept anything but complete victory, he openly defied President Truman: MacArthur fatally undermined chances for an early peace, planned to seed a great swath of enemy territory with radioactive cobalt, and attempted to widen a conflict which threatened to become a third world war. Raging against his subsequent firing, he only truly faded away after he was publicly criticized by a panoply of America’s greatest WWII generals. Today, MacArthur still polarizes. Many biographies agree he was a great and patriotic leader marred by a few failures. Ellman argues the opposite: MacArthur was a lackluster battlefield commander who suffered stunning defeats while undermining the command structure of our military.
Author : Hiroshi Masuda
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801466182
General Douglas MacArthur's storied career is inextricably linked to Asia. His father, Arthur, served as Military Governor of the Philippines while Douglas was a student at West Point, and the younger MacArthur would serve several tours of duty in that country over the next four decades, becoming friends with several influential Filipinos, including the country's future president, Emanuel L. Quezon. In 1935, he became Quezon's military advisor, a post he held after retiring from the U.S. Army and at the time of Japan’s invasion of 1941. As Supreme Commander for the Southwest Pacific, MacArthur led American forces throughout the Pacific War. He officially accepted Japan's surrender in 1945 and would later oversee the Allied occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951. He then led the UN Command in the Korean War from 1950 to 1951, until he was dismissed from his post by President Truman. In MacArthur in Asia, the distinguished Japanese historian Hiroshi Masuda offers a new perspective on the American icon, focusing on his experiences in the Philippines, Japan, and Korea and highlighting the importance of the general’s staff—the famous "Bataan Boys" who served alongside MacArthur throughout the Asian arc of his career—to both MacArthur’s and the region’s history. First published to wide acclaim in Japanese in 2009 and translated into English for the first time, this book uses a wide range of sources—American and Japanese, official records and oral histories—to present a complex view of MacArthur, one that illuminates his military decisions during the Pacific campaign and his administration of the Japanese Occupation.
Author : Louis G. Morton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UIUC:30112048333402
Author : United States. War Department. General Staff,George Catlett Marshall,Center of Military History
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : History
ISBN : MSU:31293012288506
Brings together three installments of General George C. Marshall's wartime reports. Provides a comprehensive picture of global war as seen from the perspective of the Chief of Staff George C. Marshall. Includes Marshall's comments on such topics as: technology; the "90-division gamble;" the replacement system; troop morale and the citizen-soldier; and demobilization.
Author : D. Clayton James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Civil supremacy over the military
ISBN : UIUC:30112106658690
Author : Sydney L. Mayer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Generals
ISBN : 0831757930
