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MacArthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged the American Political System by Bevin Alexander
Category: History
General Douglas MacArthur was highly skilled and world famous as a military commander. Under his leadership after World War II, Japan was rebuilt into a democratic ally. But during the Korean War, in defiance of President Harry S. Truman and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he pushed for an aggressive confron ...Show more
MacArthur's War: The Flawed Genius Who Challenged the American Political System by Bevin Alexander
Category: History
Douglas MacArthur famously said there is no substitute for victory . . . As a United States general, he had an unparalleled genius for military strategy, and it was under his leadership that Japan was rebuilt into a democratic ally after World War II. But MacArthur carried out his zero-sum philosophy bo ...Show more
Such Troops as These: The Genius and Leadership of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson by Bevin Alexander
Category: History
Acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander offers a fresh and cogent analysis of Stonewall Jackson's military genius and reveals how the Civil War might have ended differently if Jackson's strategies had been adopted. The Civil War of 1861-65 pitted the industrial North against the agricultural South ...Show more
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