AMERICAN CAESAR: DOUGLAS MACARTHUR 1880-1964
by Manchester, William
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0316544981
- ISBN 13
- 9780316544986
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Synopsis
American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 is a 1978 biography of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur by American historian William Manchester. It was made into a documentary series in 1983 hosted by John Huston. Manchester paints a sympathetic but balanced portrait of MacArthur, praising the general for his military genius, administrative skill, and personal bravery, while criticizing his vanity, paranoia, and tendency toward insubordination.
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- Seller
- Novel Ideas Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 160649
- Title
- AMERICAN CAESAR: DOUGLAS MACARTHUR 1880-1964
- Author
- Manchester, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Fifth Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0316544981
- ISBN 13
- 9780316544986
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston MA
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- 0316544981
- Bookseller catalogs
- WWII;
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