American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964 by William Raymond ManchesterMy review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
Well, this has been three months in the reading, but what a read. I had read that this would read like a novel and that was certainly true, quite the page turner. Douglas MacArthur's reputation had fleeted in and out of my awareness for many years so the opportunity to read this was one I couldn't pass by. Most of my previous knowledge gave me the impression that what was written had to be somewhat embellished, could one man have done all that? Well, this book said not, he had actually done so much more. The amazing level of research had me following MacArthur's life on an almost daily basis and what a trip through history it was. From his family's civil war exploits, through his actions in the First World War, the Second World War, Post war Japan, and the Korean War. I feel quite the authority now in areas I had never considered before. I thoroughly recommend this to all, I remain spellbound.
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