03146cam a2200325 4500 468415109 TxAuBib 20201029120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062287953 0062287958 B00DB3D6C2 Amazon 9e9217fe-3d70-455f-821b-ee63fe6007dd OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1330510 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Morris, Seymour. Supreme Commander [Libby eBook] : MacArthur's Triumph in Japan. Harper, 2014. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1476kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p>Seymour Morris Jr. combines political history, military biography, and business management to tell the story of General Douglas MacArthur's tremendous success in rebuilding Japan after World War II in Supreme Commander, a lively, in-depth work of biographical history complementary to The Generals, The Storm of War, and Truman.</p> <p>He is the most decorated general in American history—and the only five five-star general to receive the Medal of Honor. Yet Douglas MacArthur's greatest victory was not in war but in peace.</p> <p>As the uniquely titled Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, he was charged with transforming a defeated, militarist empire into a beacon of peace and democracy—"the greatest gamble ever attempted," he called it. A career military man, MacArthur had no experience in politics, diplomacy, or economics. A vain, reclusive, and self-centered man, his many enemies in Washington thought he was a flaming peacock, and few, including President Harry Truman's closest advisors, gave him a chance of succeeding. Yet MacArthur did so brilliantly, defying timetables and expectations.</p> <p>Supreme Commander tells for the first time, the story of how MacArthur's leadership achieved a nation-building success that had never been attempted before—and never replicated since. Seymour Morris Jr. reveals this flawed man at his best who treated a defeated enemy with respect; who made informed and thoughtful decisions yet could be brash and stubborn when necessary, and who lead the Occupation with intelligence, class, and compassion.</p> <p>Morris analyzes MacArthur's key tactical choices, explaining how each contributed to his accomplishment, and paints a detailed picture of a true patriot—a man of conviction who proved to be an outstanding and effective leader in the most extraordinary circumstances.</p>. Nonfiction. Military. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-12-28 22:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/supreme-commander-9e9217?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/supreme-commander-9e9217?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/supreme-commander-9e9217?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)