General Douglas MacArthur
Subtitle: statecraft and stagecraft in America's East Asian policy
By: Russell D. Buhite.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780742544253
Subjects: MacArthur, Douglas, -- 1880-1964; MacArthur, Douglas, -- 1880-1964 -- Political and social views; United States. -- Army -- Biography; Generals -- United States -- Biography; United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia; East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953; United States -- History, Military -- 20th century; East Asia -- History, Military -- 20th century
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The measure of the man; title: The Philippine years; title: "I shall return"; title: Victory in Japan; title: Korea : background to war; title: Hubris unbounded; title: Strategic myopia; title: An appraisal.