American Caesar: Douglas Macarthur 1880-1964
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in American military history provoke as much admiration and controversy as Douglas MacArthur, and William Manchester's American Caesar stands as the definitive chronicle of his extraordinary life. Spanning eight decades — from MacArthur's birth in 1880 to his death in 1964 — Manchester presents a sweeping portrait of a man who was simultaneously a brilliant military strategist, a theatrical egotist, and a towering symbol of American power, tracing his arc from the battlefields of World War I through the pivotal Pacific campaigns of World War II and the bloody stalemate of Korea. Manchester, a masterful narrative historian, argues that MacArthur's genius and his vanity were inseparable — that the same imperious will that made him an indispensable commander also made him a dangerous political actor who ultimately clashed with President Truman in one of history's most dramatic civil-military confrontations. Written with the precision of a scholar and the pace of a novelist, American Caesar illuminates the paradox at the heart of American power itself — raising the question of whether a democracy can produce a Caesar without being consumed by one.
Author: William Manchester
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in American military history provoke as much admiration and controversy as Douglas MacArthur, and William Manchester's American Caesar stands as the definitive chronicle of his extraordinary life. Spanning eight decades — from MacArthur's birth in 1880 to his death in 1964 — Manchester presents a sweeping portrait of a man who was simultaneously a brilliant military strategist, a theatrical egotist, and a towering symbol of American power, tracing his arc from the battlefields of World War I through the pivotal Pacific campaigns of World War II and the bloody stalemate of Korea. Manchester, a masterful narrative historian, argues that MacArthur's genius and his vanity were inseparable — that the same imperious will that made him an indispensable commander also made him a dangerous political actor who ultimately clashed with President Truman in one of history's most dramatic civil-military confrontations. Written with the precision of a scholar and the pace of a novelist, American Caesar illuminates the paradox at the heart of American power itself — raising the question of whether a democracy can produce a Caesar without being consumed by one.