Bibliograph

Frontline General, America's Most Controversial Hero

Type

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Frontline General, America's Most Controversial Hero

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Frontline General

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

966591929

Series statement

Jules Archer History for Young Readers

Sub title

America's Most Controversial Hero

Summary

At twenty-six Douglas MacArthur was military aide to President Theodore Roosevelt, and his courageous leadership of the Rainbow Division in World War I made him a general. At the same time, his reluctance to heed any authority but his own gained him a reputation of arrogance and insubordination that was to shadow his entire career. As MacArthur helped guide defeated Japan to democracy, it was remarked that he himself tolerated no democratic questioning of his commands. When he was summoned from Japan to take command of the desperately beleaguered forces in Korea, the conflict between duty and

Table Of Contents

Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; 1. Seed-Bed of Heroes; 2. MacArthur Captures West Point; 3. Young Hero In a Hurry; 4. One-Man Invasion of Mexico; 5. D'Artagnan of the Western Front; 6. MacArthur Buys a New Hat; 7. Peacetime Villain; 8. Years of Exile; 9. "I Shall Return"; 10. Year of the Impossible; 11. An Old Dog Learns New Tricks; 12. Road Back to Bataan; 13. "Show Him Where to Sign!"; 14. MacArthur's Japan; 15. Korea: General of the World's Army; 16. Home Comes the Hero; 17. MacArthur-Man and Legend; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

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