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The most dangerous man in America [electronic resource] : the making of Douglas MacArthur / Perry, Mark

by Perry, Mark, 1950-

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New York : Basic Books, 2014.

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.

United States. Army -- Biography.

Generals -- United States -- Biography.

United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.

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0465080677 (electronic bk.)

1 online resource (589 p.)

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Prologue: Albany; Chapter 1: The White House; Chapter 2: Fort Myer; Chapter 3: Manila; Chapter 4: Clark Field; Chapter 5: Lingayen Gulf; Chapter 6: Bataan; Chapter 7: Corregidor; Chapter 8: Alice Springs; Chapter 9: Melbourne; Chapter 10: Buna; Chapter 11: Rabaul; Chapter 12: Honolulu; Chapter 13: Leyte; Chapter 14: Luzon; Chapter 15: Tokyo Bay; Epilogue: New York; Acknowledgments; A Note on Sources; Index

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.

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