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| Item Call Number |
E 745 .M3 P47 1996 |
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Available |
| Barcode |
17870 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 023399002X (softbound)
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| Library Of Congress Call Number |
- Classification number - E 745 .M3
- Item number - P47 1996
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - Perret, Geoffrey.
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Old soldiers never die :
- Remainder of title - the life of Douglas MacArthur /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - Geoffrey Perret
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Great Britain :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Andre Deutcsch,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1996.
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - xii, 663 pages :
- Other physical details - illustration, maps
- Dimensions - 25 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
- Bibliography, etc - Includes bibliographical references.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
- Formatted contents note - Maps -- The sound of of bugles -- The Happiest Years -- The Corps, and the Corps, and the Corps -- A Tragic Joke -- Woodwork -- Soldier's Soldier -- The Dominant Feature -- Bon! -- Americans don't quit -- D'Artagan of the Army -- The Noblest Development of Mankind -- Sir Boss -- Great Men -- The Army of the Far East -- Times When Men Must Die -- I Shall Return -- These Days of Stress -- You Must Go Forward -- The Continuous Application of Airpower -- Boom! Boom! -- My Ku Klux Klan -- A New Kind of Warfare -- I Will Push on that Plan -- Rally to Me -- Go to Manila -- It Will Terminate This Year -- Big Number One -- Let History Decide -- Ten Thousand Angels -- With One Arm Tied Behind My Back -- We're Going Home -- I Bid You Goodbye -- Notes -- Index
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - "To his admirers he was the greatest soldier in American history; to his critics, a five-star fake. Always colourful, always controversial, Douglas MacArthur was one of the dominant figures of the century.
Here, for the first time, is a complete and accurate account of MacArthur's tumultuous military career and his failed presidential ambitions. Geoffrey Perret, author of groundbreaking works on the history of the US Army and the Army Air Forces in World War II, is the first biographer to have enjoyed unlimited access to MacArthur's official military records, reports, correspondence and diaries.
Perret's biography reveals for the first time the truth about the famous Pershing-MacArthur feud that cost MacArthur the Medal of Honor in World War I and later led to his banishment to Manila; MacArthur's stormy first marriage, to one of the richest women in the world; how columnist Drew Pearson blackmailed MacArthur over his teenage mistress while MacArthur was Chief of Staff; MacArthur's role in evicting the Bonus Army of unemployed protesters from Washington in 1932; why MacArthur's air force was wiped out at Clark Field after receiving the warning from Pearl Harbor; the notorious payment of $500,000 to MacArthur shortly before his daring escape from the Philippines; MacArthur's controversial role in Pacific War strategy; President Truman's secret plan to fire MacArthur two years before the Korean War; MacArthur's successes and failures in the Occupation of Japan; the brilliant landing at Inchon, masterminded by MacArthur; the crucial Wake Island conference between Truman and MacArthur, and Truman's decision to relieve MacArthur of all his commands.
Unmatched in its candour, authority and understanding, this landmark biography charts a career unique in American and military history."
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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 - Army
- Geographic subdivision - United States
- General subdivision - Biography.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Generals
- Geographic subdivision - United States
- General subdivision - Biography.
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