THE YEARS OF MACARTHUR. VOLUME I. 1880-1941. by James, D - 1970

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970. Fourth Printing. fair to good, ex-lib., fair. 740, v.1 only, illus., maps, apps, notes, index, lib stamps (some crossed out in marker), library pocket pasted ins rear flyleaf small red ink scribble inside front flyleaf, rear flyleaf creased, fore-edge soiled, library stamp on fore-edge crossed out in marker, DJ in plastic sleeve, library stickers and barcode on DJ and plastic sleeve (somecrossed out in marker), DJ creased and worn, tape on front DJ

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970. Fourth Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good/Good. xix, [3], 740, [4] pages. VOLUME 1 ONLY. Illustrations. Maps Appendices. Notes. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling. Slightly cocked. A detailed biography of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, chronicles his controversial military, administrative, and political career and examines his complex, contradictory personality and character. D. CLAYTON JAMES (1931-2004) was a history professor at Virginia Military Institute, where he held the John Biggs '30 Cincinnati Chair in Military History. In 1965, James became a professor of history at Mississippi State University in Starkville, where he remained for twenty-three years and in 1978 became a Distinguished Professor. In 1977, James served as an adviser on the movie MacArthur for Universal Studios. He consulted on the BBC television series: The Commanders in 1973. James also held the Harold K. Johnson Chair of Military History at the U.S. Army War College in… Read More

Houghton Mifflin Company 1970. THIS VOLUME ONLY, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (scruffy); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

Boston: Houghton Mifflin company, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Octavo. Photographs and maps. Stated first printing with the date on the title page and $12.50 price on flap. Laid in is a First Day of Issue printed envelope with the 1971 Douglas MacArthur postage stamp. Arguably the most comprehensive biography of the American general, with an excellent bibliography. A fine, clean, unmarked copy in an archival Mylar jacket cover.