General Douglas MacArthur

Description for GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR: SOLDIER - STATESMAN by Francis Trevelyan Miller:

On April 19, 1951 the Congress and the entire nation paused to liste to the grave words of an old soldier "home from the wars":

"I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty."

With these remarks General Douglas MacArthur brought his fifty-two years of military service to a close. In this book you will meet Douglas MacArthur---the man, the soldier and the statesman! You will relive those momentous, climactic years of his campaigns in the Pacific---his administration of occupied Japan---and his supervision of the Korean War. Here is the "full", complete, up-to-date story of one of the most controversial figures of our time. Climaxed with MacArthur's appointment as Commander of U.N. forces in Korea and his dramatic recall from Japan, this book traces a life of courage and bravery rarely equalled in American history.

From his days as a boy at Fort Little Rock, his appointment to West Point, his service against the Moros in the Philippines and in World War I, through the heroic stand on Bataan and Corregidor, to thunderous receptions given him in the United States, this life story of General MacArthur captures the spirit of a gallant fighter, the flavor of a fateful half century!

Extensive research by the author has produced an authoritative account of epoch-making events. Documentary evidence, photographs, private family records---all combine to make this pictorial history of Douglas MacArthur a work of lasting value and compelling interest. Included also is the complete unabridged text of his historic address before Congress.

This is a book you will need for the entire family---a book you will want to read and refer to for years to come!