Macarthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged the American by Alexander, Bevin

Macarthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged the American (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780425261217)

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Macarthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged the American by Alexander, Bevin

Macarthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged the American

$16.00
Macarthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged the American by Alexander, Bevin

Macarthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged the American

$16.00
Format: Paperback
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General Douglas MacArthur was highly skilled and world famous as a military commander. Under his leadership after World War II, Japan was rebuilt into a democratic ally. But during the Korean War, in defiance of President Harry S. Truman and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he pushed for an aggressive confrontation with Communist China--a position intended to provoke a wider war, regardless of the consequences.

While MacArthur aspired to stamp out Communism across the globe, Truman was much more concerned with containing the Soviet Union. The infamous clash between them was not only an epic turning point in history, but the ultimate struggle between civil and military power in the United States. While other U.S. generals have challenged presidential authority, no other military leader has ever so brazenly attempted to dictate national policy.

In MacArthur's War, Bevin Alexander details MacArthur's battles, from the alliances he made with Republican leaders to the threatening ultimatum he delivered to China against orders--the action that led directly to his downfall.

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Author: Bevin Alexander
ISBN-10: 0425261212
ISBN-13: 9780425261217
Publisher: Dutton Caliber
Language: English
Published: 03/04/2014
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
By Bevin Alexander
By Bevin Alexander
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Bevin Alexander has published numerous works of military history, including the international bestseller How Hitler Could Have Won World War II. With honor degrees from The Citadel and Northwestern University, Alexander was awarded the Commendation Medal for his service as a combat historian in the Korean War, where he also won three battle stars for action at the front. He has appeared often on the History, Discovery, and Military channels. He has provided testimony before the House Committee on International Relations, advised the Rand Corporation on military strategy, and taken part in a war game at the Army War College.

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