![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() No more baffling, exasperating soldier ever wore a uniform.e carried the plumage of a flamingo, could not acknowledge errors, and tried to cover up his mistakes with sly, childish tricks.Unquestionably he was the most gifted man-at-arms this nation has produced. He was a great thundering paradox of a man, noble and ignoble, inspiring and outrageous, arrogant and shy, the best of men and the worst of men, the most protean, most ridiculous, and most sublime. Manchester identifies this duality in the first few sentences, which is an amazing hook for a biography: His impulses warred with each other and eventually handed him his greatest defeat. He was in some ways a genius, and in every way his own worst enemy. It can truly be said of MacArthur that he never did anything half-assed. He succeeded spectacularly, and he failed spectacularly. With anyone who will listen.īy any measure, MacArthur had an extraordinary career, filled with incredible ups and downs. ![]() Even today, almost 50 years after his death, people are arguing about his legacy. Upon the death of General Douglas MacArthur - 5-star general, Medal of Honor Winner, Field Marshall of the Philippines, proconsul of Japan, Republican presidential hopeful, and creepy mommy's boy - an obituary observed that MacArthur's "emory will never know peace." MacArthur, the public figure, the private man, the soldier-hero whose mystery and appeal created a uniquely American legend, portrayed in a biography that will challenge the cherished myths of admirers and critics alike. ![]()
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