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MacArthur's War: Korea and the Undoing of an American Hero

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ISBN
9781439152942
Book Title
Macarthur's War : Korea and the Undoing of an American Hero
Item Length
9 in
Publisher
Free Press
Publication Year
2008
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.2 in
Author
Stanley Weintraub
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Military / Korean War, Military / General, General
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
17.7 Oz
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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Douglas MacArthur towers over twentieth-century American history. His fame is based chiefly on his World War II service in the Philippines. Yet Korea, America's forgotten war, was far more "MacArthur's War" -- and it remains one of our most brutal and frightening. In just three years thirty-five thousand Americans lost their lives -- more than three times the rate of losses in Vietnam. Korea, like Vietnam, was a breeding ground for the crimes of war. To this day, six thousand Americans remain MIA. It was Korea where American troops faced a Communist foe for the first time, as both China and the Soviet Union contributed troops to the North Korean cause. The war that nearly triggered the use of nuclear weapons reveals MacArthur at his most flamboyant, flawed, yet still, at times, brilliant. Acclaimed historian Stanley Weintraub offers a thrilling blow-by-blow account of the key actions of the Korean War during the months of MacArthur's command. Our lack of preparedness for the invasion, our disastrous retreat to a corner of Korea, the daring landing at Inchon, the miscalculations in pursuing the enemy north, the headlong retreats from the Yalu River and Chosin Reservoir, and the clawing back to the 38th parallel, all can be blamed or credited to MacArthur. He was imperious, vain, blind to criticism, and so insubordinate that Truman was forced to fire him. Yet years later, the war would end where MacArthur had left it, at the border that still stands as one of history's last frontiers between communism and freedom. MacArthur's War draws on extensive archival research, memoirs, and the latest findings from archives in the formerly communist world, to weave a rich tale in the voices of its participants. From MacArthur and his upper cadre, to feisty combat correspondent Maggie Higgins and her fellow journalists, to the grunts who bore the brunt of MacArthur's decisions, for good and ill, this is a harrowing account of modern warfare at its bloodiest. MacArthur's War is the gripping story of the Korean War and its soldiers -- and of the one soldier who dominated the rest.

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Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
1439152942
ISBN-13
9781439152942
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71759301

Product Key Features

Book Title
Macarthur's War : Korea and the Undoing of an American Hero
Author
Stanley Weintraub
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Korean War, Military / General, General
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
416 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
17.7 Oz

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Reviews
David M. KennedyThe New York Times Book ReviewFor depicting the agony of the war on the ground and for cutting MacArthur down to size, this impassioned book has few equals., John LehmanThe Wall Street JournalAn excellent book to read on the...anniversary of "The Forgotten War.", John Lehman The Wall Street Journal An excellent book to read on the...anniversary of "The Forgotten War.", Bob MinzesheimerUSA TodayWeintraub vividly re-creates the first ten months of the Korean War -- from MacArthur's daring and successful amphibious landing at Inchon to his disastrous Chosin Reservoir campaign., Douglas BrinkleyDirector of the Eisenhower Center and Professor of History at the University of New Orleans; author ofThe American Heritage History of the United StatesWith vivid clarity Stanley Weintraub retells the amazing story of General Douglas MacArthur's Cold War escapades in Korea. A fascinating, well-rendered history of the General who refuses to fade away., Brigadier General Edwin Howard Simmons (ret.),Director Emeritus, Marine Corps History and author ofThe United States Marines: A HistoryStanley Weintraub gives a fast-moving, vivid, and revealing account, in very human and personal terms, of the flawed genius of General Douglas MacArthur in his roller-coaster conduct of the first ten months of the Korean War., Bob Minzesheimer USA Today Weintraub vividly re-creates the first ten months of the Korean War -- from MacArthur's daring and successful amphibious landing at Inchon to his disastrous Chosin Reservoir campaign., D. Clayton Jamesauthor ofThe Years of MacArthurA passionate account of the Far East chief's stewardship, surely one of the most vivid and penetrating critiques of The Great One that has been penned. Combining fresh insights and some often-overlooked sources, Weintraub mixes in his strong personal sentiments and masterful style to give us an unforgettable 'you are there' spellbinder., David M. Kennedy The New York Times Book Review For depicting the agony of the war on the ground and for cutting MacArthur down to size, this impassioned book has few equals.
Table of Content
Contents Preface 1 The Second Coming 2 Before the Deluge 3 Day One 4 The Telecon War 5 Bataan II 6 "Stand or Die" 7 Operation Chromite 8 Inchon 9 Crossing the Parallel 10 Mohammed and the Mountain 11 To the Yalu 12 A Turkey for Thanksgiving 13 The Nuclear Option 14 Korea for Christmas 15 Ridgway's War 16 Courting Dismissal 17 Going Home Afterword Sources Acknowledgments Index
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
951.904/2
Dewey Edition
21

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