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In an army which eschewed flamboyance, General Douglas MacArthur possessed a unique flair. With his chiseled face, corn-cob pipe, and a voice which "could trumpet and drum," he looked the part of a "heaven born general." He was arguably the best-known and most popular American... Read Full Overview

With his chiseled face, corn-cob pipe, and a voice which "could trumpet and drum," General Douglas MacArthur looked the part of a "heaven born general." Although he became arguably the best-known and most flamboyant American military leader of the twentieth century, the men who... Read Full Overview