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American Caesar

Summary

American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880–1964 is a 1978 biography of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur by American historian William Manchester.[1]

American Caesar
First edition
AuthorWilliam Manchester
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBiography
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherLittle, Brown and Company
Publication date
September 30, 1978
Pages793
ISBN9780316544986

Manchester paints a sympathetic but balanced portrait of MacArthur, praising the general for his military genius, administrative skill, and personal bravery, while criticizing his vanity, paranoia, and tendency toward insubordination. As the title suggests, Manchester's central thesis is that MacArthur was an analogue of Julius Caesar, a proposition he supports by noting their great intellect, brilliant strategic generalship, political ambition, magnanimity as conquerors, and shared tragic flaw of hubris.

It was made into a series in 1983 hosted by John Huston.

References edit

  1. ^ Pogue, Forrest (1979). "The Military in a Democracy: A Review". International Security. 3 (4): 58–80. doi:10.2307/2626763. ISSN 0162-2889.

External links edit

  • WW2DB: Book review on American Caesar
  • Foreign Affairs review by Gaddis Smith
  • Wiltz, John Edward (Oct 1979). "William Manchester's American Caesar: Some Observations". Military Affairs. 43 (3): 156–157. doi:10.2307/1986876. JSTOR 1986876.
  • Commentary Magazine review
  • American Caesar at IMDb