MacArthur at War: World War II in the Pacific

New York, Boston, London: Little, Brown and Company, 2016. viii, 594 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations, maps; 25 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "A Finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History at the New-York Historical Society. The definitive account of General Douglas MacArthur's rise during World War II, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals. World War II changed the course of history. Douglas MacArthur changed the course of World War II. MACARTHUR AT WAR will go deeper into this transformative period of his life than previous biographies, drilling into the military strategy that Walter R. Borneman is so skilled at conveying, and exploring how personality and ego translate into military successes and failures. Architect of stunning triumphs and inexplicable defeats, General MacArthur is the most intriguing military leader of the twentieth century. There was never any middle ground with MacArthur. This in-depth study of the most critical period of his career shows how MacArthur's influence spread far beyond the war-torn Pacific." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Prologue: Monday, December 8, 1941; Part One: Escape, 1941-1942; 1. First charge, first war; 2. West Point to the Philippines; 3. Manila before the storm; 4. Lost hours; 5. Blame and Bataan; 6. Dugout Doug; 7. Ordered out; Part Two: Exile, 1942; 8. Waltzing Matilda; 9. CINCSWPA; 10. Saving Australia; 11. Kokoda Trail; 12. "Take Buna, Bob."; Part Three: Redemption, 1943; 13. Finishing Buna, looking ahead; 14. "Skipping" the Bismarck Sea; 15. Meeting Halsey; 16. Bypassing Rabaul; 17. One General to another; Part Four: Return, 1944; 18. Gambling in the Admiralties; 19. Hollandia-- greatest triumph?; 20. Presidential ambitions, presidential summons; 21. Toward the Philippines; 22. Sixty minutes from defeat; Part Five: Resolution, 1945; 23. Return to Manila; 24. Hail the conquering hero; 25. "These proceedings are closed"; Epilogue: A study in superlatives.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo. Collectible.