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MacArthur was not only a lean, chiseled military genius & master of strategy; he also suffered unexplained lapses. For example, he knew of the Pearl Harbor attack but neglected to deploy his Philippine air force, a failure which resulted in its total destruction. Further, the success of his Inchon invasion was all but undone by the Chinese hordes that later swarmed across the Yalu--a response easily predicted, disastrously ignored. "AMERICAN CAESAR is gracefully written, impeccably researched & scrupulous in every way...a thrilling & profoundly ponderable piece of work."--Newsweek
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American Caesar, William Raymond Manchester
- Language
- Released
- 1979
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- American Caesar
- Subtitle
- Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Raymond Manchester
- Publisher
- Dell Publishing
- Released
- 1979
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 960
- ISBN10
- 0440104130
- ISBN13
- 9780440104131
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Military History, Military Fiction, Wars, American History
- Rating
- 4.45 out of 5
- Description
- MacArthur was not only a lean, chiseled military genius & master of strategy; he also suffered unexplained lapses. For example, he knew of the Pearl Harbor attack but neglected to deploy his Philippine air force, a failure which resulted in its total destruction. Further, the success of his Inchon invasion was all but undone by the Chinese hordes that later swarmed across the Yalu--a response easily predicted, disastrously ignored. "AMERICAN CAESAR is gracefully written, impeccably researched & scrupulous in every way...a thrilling & profoundly ponderable piece of work."--Newsweek