What is in the book
Douglas MacArthur wore no helmet, often forgot his gas mask, and walked through shell fire like he was immortal.
This is the story of America's most theatrical general - the man who promised to return to the Philippines and did, who ruled Japan like a shogun, and who pushed Harry Truman so far that a president fired a living legend in the middle of a war.
- The army brat whose mother dressed him in skirts and followed him to West Point, sleeping in a hotel nearby to monitor his progress
- The WWI colonel who led from the front without a helmet, collecting wounds and medals in equal measure
- The Supreme Commander who stage-managed his return to the Philippines, wading ashore for the cameras while the battle still raged
- The architect of Japan's transformation who rewrote their constitution and protected the Emperor
- The Korean War commander who wanted to nuke China and lost everything when he challenged civilian authority
Five wars. One massive ego. The line between genius and megalomania has never been thinner.
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