MacArthur’s War: Korea and the Undoing ofan American Hero,

Authors

Donald Chisholm

Abstract

No figure of the Korean War looms quite so large as General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, simultaneously brilliant, ar- rogant, inscrutable, successful, and fallen—all the elements of a Greek tragedy. His military career, spanning the major portion of the twentieth century, also ren- ders him appealing as a symbol of broader themes of that war and of American soci- ety. So we come to Stanley Weintraub’s MacArthur’s War, advertised on its dust jacket as a “fascinating, well rendered history of the general who refuses to fade away,” a book based on “extensive re- search in primary and secondary sources and laced with colorful anecdotes.”

Recommended Citation

Chisholm, Donald (2001) "MacArthur’s War: Korea and the Undoing ofan American Hero,," Naval War College Review: Vol. 54: No. 1, Article 22.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol54/iss1/22