Title:
MacArthur at war : World War II in the Pacific
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ISBN:
9780316405324
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
viii, 594 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents:
Prologue: Monday, December 8, 1941 -- Part one: Escape, 1941-1942 -- 1. First charge, first war -- 2. West Point to the Philippines -- 3. Manila before the storm -- 4. Lost hours -- 5. Blame and Bataan -- 6. Dugout Doug -- 7. Ordered out -- Part two: Exile, 1942 -- 8. Waltzing Matilda -- 9. CINCSWPA -- 10. Saving Australia -- 11. Kokoda Trail -- 12. "Take Buna, Bob..." -- Part three: Redemption, 1943 -- 13. Finishing Buna, looking ahead -- 14. "Skipping" the Bismarck Sea -- 15. Meeting Halsey -- 16. Bypassing Rabaul -- 17. One general to another -- Part four: Return, 1944 -- 18. Gambling in the Admiralties -- 19. Hollandia -- greatest triumph? -- 20. Presidential ambitions, presidential summons -- 21. Toward the Philippines -- 22. Sixty minutes from defeat -- Part five: Resolution, 1945 -- 23. Return to Manila -- 24. Hail the conquering hero -- 25. "These proceedings are closed" -- Epilogue: A study in superlatives.
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Summary:
World War II changed the course of history; MacArthur changed the course of World War II. Broneman details the military strategies MacArthur employed, explores how his personality and ego translated into military successes and failures, and shows how MacArthur's influence spread far beyond the war-torn Pacific.