American Caesar Douglas MacArthur 1880- 1964 - 8 Angebote vergleichen

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney [2899716], Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
793 pages with b&w photographs. The dust jacket is a little worn, torn and faded. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, CHARLES BOSSOM.
London: Hutchinson. Very Good/Very Good. 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo 0091365007 Dust jacket unclipped, Wear with loss to edges.. Original cloth boards slightly rubbed edges. with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrated with photographs. 793 pages clean and tight."He was a great thundering paradox of a man, nQble 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." William Manchester. Branded "a counterfeit" by Harry Truman, hailed as "our most brilliant General" by George Marshall, scorned as "Dugout Doug" by his GIs despite thirteen decorations for heroism, Douglas MacArthur is the most controversial commander his country has produced. In this outstanding biography, based on three years' meticulous historical research, William Manchester challenges the myth that surrounds this flamboyant but baffling man-at-arms and offers his own startling conclusions. American Caesar presents MacArthur in all his glory, complexity and contradiction. Here is MacArthur the military genius, capable of masterpieces of strategy and inexplicable lapses (knowing Pearl Harbour had been attacked, he let his Philippine air force be destroyed on the ground nine hours later by the Japanese); a fifty-four year-old four-star General who was terrified that his mother would find out that he kept a young Eurasian mistress. His retreat to Australia from beleaguered Bataan in 1942 to organize the American offensive against Japan brought him the loudest accusations of cowardice and signalled his darkest hour, but the Australians - led by Prime Minister Curtin - hailed him as their saviour. So great became his involvement in Australian politics that he repeatedly returned to the country to talk with politicians long after the threat to the nation had been parried. The narrative is gripping because the General's life was fascinating. It is moving because he was a man of vision. It finally ends in tragedy because his character, though majestic, was tragically flawed. Scrupulously objective, the book recreates the history of this legendary figure with that superb sense of immediacy that is the author's hallmark. American Caesar, the definitive study of a unique soldier-hero is William Manchester's finest achievement. .

Von Händler/Antiquariat, CHARLES BOSSOM [1378606], Ely, CAMBS, United Kingdom.
Dust jacket unclipped, Wear with loss to edges. Original cloth boards slightly rubbed edges. with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. Illustrated with photographs. 793 pages clean and tight."He was a great thundering paradox of a man, nQble 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." William Manchester. Branded "a counterfeit" by Harry Truman, hailed as "our most brilliant General" by George Marshall, scorned as "Dugout Doug" by his GIs despite thirteen decorations for heroism, Douglas MacArthur is the most controversial commander his country has produced. In this outstanding biography, based on three years' meticulous historical research, William Manchester challenges the myth that surrounds this flamboyant but baffling man-at-arms and offers his own startling conclusions. American Caesar presents MacArthur in all his glory, complexity and contradiction. Here is MacArthur the military genius, capable of masterpieces of strategy and inexplicable lapses (knowing Pearl Harbour had been attacked, he let his Philippine air force be destroyed on the ground nine hours later by the Japanese); a fifty-four year-old four-star General who was terrified that his mother would find out that he kept a young Eurasian mistress. His retreat to Australia from beleaguered Bataan in 1942 to organize the American offensive against Japan brought him the loudest accusations of cowardice and signalled his darkest hour, but the Australians - led by Prime Minister Curtin - hailed him as their saviour. So great became his involvement in Australian politics that he repeatedly returned to the country to talk with politicians long after the threat to the nation had been parried. The narrative is gripping because the General's life was fascinating. It is moving because he was a man of vision. It finally ends in tragedy because his character, though majestic, was tragically flawed. Scrupulously objective, the book recreates the history of this legendary figure with that superb sense of immediacy that is the author's hallmark. American Caesar, the definitive study of a unique soldier-hero is William Manchester's finest achievement. Size: 8vo.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, The Guru Bookshop Ltd, Green Warehouse.
Hutchinson, 1979-03-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 2.8173 cent in x 23.1726 cent in x 16.6751 cent in. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post.

Lieferung aus: Australien, Versandkosten nach: DEU.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Adelaide Booksellers.
Melbourne: Hutchinson. 1979. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 793pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, worldofbooks, WEST SUSSEX, Goring-By-Sea, [RE:3].
American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 by Manchester, William. Hardcover.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Anybook Ltd. Lincoln, [RE:5].
Hardcover.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hindsight Books [19606], Hamilton, New Zealand.