false 20949 11 MacArthur was not only a lean, chiseled military genius and 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. And 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. <P>"AMERICAN CAESAR is gracefully written, impeccably researched and scrupulous in every way...a thrilling and profoundly ponderable piece of work." (Newsweek) 268055 30 9 1978 American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964 total:234|5:89|4:94|3:46|2:4|1:1| 234 968 323 31 5 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sat Sep 27 02:02:32 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 02:09:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Wed Nov 26 17:20:46 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 05:02:30 -0800 2008 1--it is qite long!
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Undoubtedly, the greatest military mind in the history of the United States, Douglas MacArthur can only be understood by the st...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Fri Mar 27 15:43:54 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 14:09:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 12:33:54 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 13:03:24 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 06:43:22 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 09:14:34 -0800 2009
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That said, a biographer needs to sift all the evidence, steering between w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 08 06:51:13 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 07:02:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 28 00:52:31 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 01:04:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 22 09:04:45 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 08:56:44 -0700 2008 It's a tempting description for such a gripping book, but William Manchester's biography in reality is nothing like a novel. ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 04 09:50:06 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 10:10:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Sun May 04 09:40:25 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 09:57:21 -0700 2008
Like most Marines, Mansfield came out of WWII with very negative feelings about Douglas Macarthur as a consequence of the press-friendly styles of Eis...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 06:59:47 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 07:09:50 -0700 2009 their rationale, and you are lef...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 30 14:16:19 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 30 15:06:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 16 15:15:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 15:17:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 19:30:44 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 19:34:01 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Fri Apr 04 13:42:38 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 13:43:22 -0700 2008 This is the first book everyone should read when trying to learn about America's greatest general. Was Gen. MacArthur an egomaniac? Yes, name me a general who wasn't. But in America's 'brief' history, you will not find a more intelligent, and courageous officer than this m...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 21:57:02 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 21:57:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 06 12:34:10 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 12:37:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 01 11:11:35 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 22 05:36:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=20949