Old Soldiers Never Die: The Life of Douglas MacArthur HB/DJ 1st Edition 1996

Description: Old Soldiers Never Die: The Life of Douglas MacArthur HB/DJ 1st Edition. 1996 Dust jacket intact-has price clipped at corner. The spine binding has a bit of damage to it. Please see close up picture. It is a little beat up. The best of the book is in good condition still. The binding is still firm and the pages are clean, flat and clear. There is a dedication written on the inner cover page: “Fathers Day 1996 Dad- You are our favorite “old soldier”. Hope you enjoy this latest bio of Douglas M. We miss you! Love Bob and Peg Bobby, Nick & Joe.” Please contact me with any questions. Thank you! Ships USPS Media Mail Geoffrey Perret Random House, 1996 - Biography & Autobiography - 663 pages In the first cradle-to-grave biography of MacArthur in nearly 20 years, Perret reveals new information and offers fresh insights into this landmark figure of American history. From his obsessive interest in becoming the most highly decorated soldier in American history to his disastrous flirtation with presidential politics, MacArthur is revealed, warts and all. Douglas MacArthur: to his admirers, the greatest soldier in American history; to his critics. a pompous five-star fake. Always colorful, always controversial, MacArthur was one of the dominant higures of the American century. Here, for the first time, is a complete and accurate account of his tumultuous military career and his tailed presidential ambitions. Geoffrey Perret, author of groundbreaking works on the history of the U.S. Army and the Army Air Forces in World War Il, is the first biographer to have enjoyed unlimited access to MacArthur's official military records, reports, correspondence and diaries. Perret's biography reveals for the first time the truth about • the famous Pershing-MacArthur feud that cost MacArthur the Medal of Honor in World War I and later led to his banishment to Manila • MacArthur's stormy first marriage, to one of the richest women in the world • how columnist Drew Pearson blackmailed MacArthur over his teenage mistress • MacArthur's role in evicting the Bonus Army from Washington in 1932 • why MacArthur's air force was wiped out at Clark Field after receiving the warning from Pearl Harbor • the notorious payment of $500,000 to MacArthur shortly before his daring escape from the Philippines • MacArthur's controversial role in Pacific War strategy • President Truman's secret plan to fire MacArthur two years before the Korean War • MacArthur's successes and failures in the Occupation of Japan • the brilliant landing at Inchon, masterminded by McArthur -the crucial Wake Island conference between Truman and McArthur and Truman’s decision to relieve McArthur of all his commands

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