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| Item Call Number |
D 767.9 W42 1988 |
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Available |
| Barcode |
17934 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 0813116546 (hardbound)
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| Library Of Congress Call Number |
- Classification number - D 767.9
- Item number - W42 1988
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| Title Statement |
- Title - We shall return! :
- Remainder of title - MacArthur's commanders and the defeat of Japan, 1942-1945 /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - William M. Leary, editor.
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Lexington, Ky. :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - University Press of Kentucky,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1988.
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - xi, 305 p. :
- Other physical details - ill., ports. ;
- Dimensions - 25 cm.
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| General Note |
- General note - Includes index.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
- Bibliography, etc - Bibliography: p. [282]-291.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
- Formatted contents note - Douglas MacArthur and the war against Japan -- Blamey and MacArthur : the problem of coalition warfare -- Walter Krueger : MacArthur's premier airman -- Thomas C. Kinkaid : MacArthur's master of naval warfare -- Robert L. Eichelberger: MacArthur's fireman -- Ennis C. Whitehead: aerial tactician -- Daniel E. Barbey: amphibious warfare expert -- Notes -- Maps -- Bibliographical Essay -- Contributors -- Index -- MAPS: Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations -- Papua and Northeast New Guinea -- The capture of Buna -- Netherlands and Northeast New Guinea -- The Sixth Army Plan, Leyte -- The Battle of Leyte Gulf -- Lingayen Area, Luzon -- Central Plains, Luzon
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - "They were the forgotten commanders of World War II. While the names of Bradley and Patton became household words for Americans, few could identify Krueger or Eichelberger. They served under General Douglas MacArthur, a military genius with an enormous ego who dominated publicity from the Southwest Pacific during the American advance from Australia, through New Guinea, to the Philippines. While people at home read about the great victories that were won by "MacArthur's navy" and MacArthur's air force," his subordinates labored in obscurity, fearful lest attention from the press lead to their replacement. "I would rather have you slip a rattlesnake in my pocket than to have you give me any publicity," General Eichelberger once told a friend in the Bureau of Public Relations.
Historians too have paid little attention to the men who fought so well in the far reaches of the Pacific, and not a single biography has appeared in the four decades since V-J Day. Yet General Blamey played a key role in the early battles of New Guinea. Generals Krueger and Eichelberger led American armies to major victories over the Japanese. General Kenney was one of the foremost air strategists of the war, while few airmen could match General Whitehead's tactical brilliance. Admiral Kinkaid took a crucial part in one of the greatest naval engagements in history. Admiral Barbey was an acknowledged master of amphibious warfare.
We Shall Return! addresses a serious shortcoming in the literature of World War II. Revealed for the first time is the full extent of the contributions made by MacArthur's commanders to the defeat of the Japanese. As the authors of these essays so ably demonstrate, many of MacArthur's bold decisions and innovative tactics were urged upon him by his subordinates. Clearly, these men deserve more credit for his successes than they have received. This is certain to become a standard volume in the literature of the war in the Pacific."
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| Language Note |
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| Subject Personal Name |
- Personal name - MacArthur, Douglas,
- Dates associated with a name - 1880-1964.
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Campaigns
- Geographic subdivision - Pacific Area.
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| Subject Geographic Name |
- Geographic name - United States
- General subdivision - Biography.
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| Personal Name |
- Personal name - Leary, William M.
- Fuller form of name - (William Matthew),
- Dates associated with a name - 1934-
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