ISBN: 9780307415936

A GREAT WARRIOR AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERSIn March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur faced an enemy who, in the space of a few months, captured Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch East… More...

A GREAT WARRIOR AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERSIn March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur faced an enemy who, in the space of a few months, captured Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and, from their base at Raubaul in New Britain, threaten Australia. Upon his retreat to Australia, MacArthur hoped to find enough men and matériel for a quick offensive against the Japanese. Instead, he had available to him only a small and shattered air force, inadequate naval support, and an army made up almost entirely of untried reservists. Here is one of history’s most controversial commanders battling his own superiors for enough supplies, since President Roosevelt favored the European Theater; butting heads with the Navy, which opposed his initiatives; and on his way to making good his promise of liberating the Philippines.In the battles for Buna, Lae, and Port Moresby, the capture of Finschhafen, and other major actions, he would prove his critics wrong and burnish an image of greatness that would last through the Korean War. This was the “other” Pacific War: the one MacArthur fought in New Guinea and, against all odds and most predictions, decisively won. Digital Content>E-books>Military History>WWII>WWII, Random House Publishing Group Digital >16<

2007, ISBN: 9780307415936

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eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), A GREAT WARRIOR AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERSIn March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur faced an enemy who, in the space of a few months, captured Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and, from their base at Raubaul in New Britain, threaten Australia. Upon his retreat to Australia, MacArthur hoped to find enough men and mat&#233;riel for a quick offensive against the Japanese. Instead, he had available to him only a small and shattered air force, inadequate naval support, and an army made up almost entirely of untried reservists. Here is one of history&#8217;s most controversial commanders battling his own superiors for enough supplies, since President Roosevelt favored the European Theater; butting heads with the Navy, which opposed his initiatives; and on his way to making good his promise of liberating the Philippines.In the battles for Buna, Lae, and Port Moresby, the capture of Finschhafen, and other major actions, he would prove his critics wrong and burnish an image of greatness that would last through the Korean War. This was the &#8220;other&#8221; Pacific War: the one MacArthur fought in New Guinea and, against all odds and most predictions, decisively won. [PU: Random House Publishing Group], Seiten: 304, Random House Publishing Group, 2007<

ISBN: 9780307415936

A GREAT WARRIOR AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERSIn March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur faced an enemy who, in the space of a few months, captured Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch East… More...

A GREAT WARRIOR AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERSIn March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur faced an enemy who, in the space of a few months, captured Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and, from their base at Raubaul in New Britain, threaten Australia. Upon his retreat to Australia, MacArthur hoped to find enough men and matérielfor a quick offensive against the Japanese. Instead, he had available to him only a small and shattered air force, inadequate naval support, and an army made up almost entirely of untried reservists. Here is one of history’s most controversial commanders battling his own superiors for enough supplies, since President Roosevelt favored the European Theater; butting heads with the Navy, which opposed his initiatives; and on his way to making good his promise of liberating the Philippines.In the battles for Buna, Lae, and Port Moresby, the capture of Finschhafen, and other major actions, he would prove his critics wrong and burnish an image of greatness that would last through the Korean War. This was the “other” Pacific War: the one MacArthur fought in New Guinea and, against all odds and most predictions, decisively won.; EPUB; History & Transport > Humanities > Regional & national history > History of the Americas, Random House Publishing Group<

2007, ISBN: 9780307415936

Presidio Press, Kindle Edition, 304 Seiten, Publiziert: 2007-12-18T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 2587292, World War II, Military, History, Subjects, B… More...

Presidio Press, Kindle Edition, 304 Seiten, Publiziert: 2007-12-18T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 2587292, World War II, Military, History, Subjects, Books, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Specialty Stores, Kindle eBooks Test, eBooks Specialty Stores, English Language Store, Word Wise Enabled, v3 Testing Node2, Kindle Lifelong Learning: Biographies, Business & History, Format: Kindle eBook, Presidio Press, 2007<

2007, ISBN: 9780307415936

Presidio Press, Kindle Edition, 304 Seiten, Publiziert: 2007-12-18T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 2117623, World War II 1939-1945, Military History, Hi… More...

Presidio Press, Kindle Edition, 304 Seiten, Publiziert: 2007-12-18T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 2117623, World War II 1939-1945, Military History, History, Subjects, Books, Warfare & Defence, Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Format: Kindle eBook, Presidio Press, 2007<