Communiques of General Macarthur : Pacific Campaigns, July 1942-february 1945...

by MacArthur, Douglas; Ellman, James (EDT)

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Communiques of General Macarthur : Pacific Campaigns, July 1942-february 1945, Paperback by MacArthur, Douglas; Ellman, James (EDT), ISBN 147669320X, ISBN-13 9781476693200, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK "After defeat by Japanese invaders and a harrowing escape from the Philippines, General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia in March 1942. Placed in charge of the newly created Southwest Pacific Area, MacArthur was desperate to retain his new post so that he might reconquer the Philippines and, in so doing, reclaim his honor. Thus began the daily issuance of communiquâes from his headquarters that related a grueling World War II campaign of more than a thousand days as Allied forces fought a relentless enemy from the northern shores of Australia to the heart of Manila. Never before available in print, this volume of communiquâes brings to life the regular updates issued to a public anxious for news of the great advance across the Southwest Pacific. These daily pronouncements present not only a record of the campaign but also a master class of public relations management as MacArthur attempted to portray himself as the great hero deserving of enduring fame regardless of the truth prevailing on the battlefield."--

• Year: 1942
• ISBN: 9781476693200
• Condition: Fine

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