Bibliograph

MacArthur at war, World War II in the Pacific, Walter R. Borneman

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MacArthur at war, World War II in the Pacific, Walter R. Borneman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-577) and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

MacArthur at war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

933729348

Responsibility statement

Walter R. Borneman

Sub title

World War II in the Pacific

Summary

"The author of the national best-seller The Admirals chronicles General Douglas MacArthur's amazing rise during World War II, "--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Monday, December 8, 1941 -- Part one: Escape, 1941-1942 -- 1. First charge, first war -- 2. West Point to the Philippines -- 3. Manila before the storm -- 4. Lost hours -- 5. Blame and Bataan -- 6. Dugout Doug -- 7. Ordered out -- Part two: Exile, 1942 -- 8. Waltzing Matilda -- 9. CINCSWPA -- 10. Saving Australia -- 11. Kokoda Trail -- 12. "Take Buna, Bob..." -- Part three: Redemption, 1943 -- 13. Finishing Buna, looking ahead -- 14. "Skipping" the Bismarck Sea -- 15. Meeting Halsey -- 16. Bypassing Rabaul -- 17. One general to another -- Part four: Return, 1944 -- 18. Gambling in the Admiralties -- 19. Hollandia-- greatest triumph? -- 20. Presidential ambitions, presidential summons -- 21. Toward the Philippines -- 22. Sixty minutes from defeat -- Part five: Resolution, 1945 -- 23. Return to Manila -- 24. Hail the conquering hero -- 25. "These proceedings are closed" -- Epilogue: A study in superlatives

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