It finally ends in tragedy because his character, though majestic, was tragically flawed. It is moving because he was a man of vision. The bestselling classic that indelibly captures the life and times of one of the most brilliant and controversial military figures of the twentieth century. The narrative is gripping because the General's life was fascinating. To compare a man to Caesar is usually grandiloquence. Now, one of our most outstanding writers, after a meticulous three-year examination of the record, presents his startling conclusions in this superb book. Manchester, WilliamAmerican CaesarDouglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964, Untersttzte Lesegertegruppen: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet. 23 American Caesar: Douglas MacAr- thur 1880-1964, by William Manchester. And they are all wrong, because their premises are rooted in apocrypha. Virtually all Americans above a certain age hold strong opinions about Douglas MacArthur. Unquestionably he was the most gifted man-at-arms this nation has produced."-William Manchester An edition of American Caesar (1978) American Caesar Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 1st ed. Yet he was also endowed with great personal charm, a will of iron, and a soaring intellect. Flamboyant, imperious, and apocalyptic, he carried the plumage of a flamingo, could not acknowledge errors, and tried to cover up his mistakes with sly, childish tricks. No more baffling, exasperating soldier ever wore a uniform. " was a great thundering paradox of a man, noble 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.
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