American Caesar, William Manchester
American Caesar, William Manchester
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American Caesar
Douglas MacArthur 18801964

Author: William Manchester

Narrator: Tom Parker

Unabridged: 31 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/03/2007


Synopsis

Virtually all Americans above a certain age hold strong opinions about Douglas MacArthur. Endowed with arrogance, great charm, an iron will, and a soaring intellect, General MacArthur was a fascinating paradox: a man whose character was elevated by his vision but destroyed by his own tragic flaws.

About William Manchester

William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include The Last Lion, Volumes 1 and 2, Goodbye Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, The Death of the President, and assorted works of journalism.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on August 25, 2019

“The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” Douglas MacArthur at West Point. Following in his father’s footsteps. The blare of trumpets, the clash of arms, the screams of the wounded, the bullets whizzing throu......more

Goodreads review by Laura on March 30, 2020

Not quite as good as Chernow's Grant but still completely epic. What a time to be alive. “I will not take by sacrifice what I can achieve by strategy.” "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does no......more

Goodreads review by Rogier on January 05, 2010

My, oh my, what a book, what a man! Most fascinating is perhaps his years as proconsul in Japan, and how he was able to be the gentle, wise ruler of which Lao Tse and Plato spoke (Republic), and in fact he was an avid reader of Plato's Republic. His magnanimity and wisdom in that role were a historic......more

Goodreads review by Sweetwilliam on April 14, 2020

This book was long and drawn out and at times tedious. Chapters were over 100 pages long. Parts of this book were riveting. I enjoyed the escape from Corregidor and the recapture of the Philippines. I also enjoyed reading about MacArthur’s brilliant Governorship of the Japan. I’m a fan of Manchester......more

Goodreads review by Pam on September 27, 2008

This may well be the best biography ever written. Douglas MacArthur, the famous general of the Pacific in WWII, The man who lost the American air fleet to Japanese bombs, and lost thousands of men in the Phillipines, who returned victorious, and became the ruler of an area larger than that controlle......more