Shadows in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II
A new account of World War II heroism from the national bestselling author of Biggest Brother. Determined to retake the Philippines ever since his ignominious flight from the islands in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur organized a first- rate intelligence-gathering unit. They were called the Alamo Scouts. Larry Alexander follows the men who made up the elite recon unit that served as General MacArthur's eyes and ears in the Pacific War.
The Eccentric Billionaire: John D. MacArthur--Empire Builder, Reluctant Philanthropist, Relentless Adversary
He was hated, feared, and admired. The country's second-richest man at the time of his death, John D. MacArthur (1897-1978) also became one of its great benefactors. Every year, some two dozen American writers, artists, intellectuals, and scientists receive as much as a half million dollars in grants known as the 'genius awards' from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. But MacArthur was not the benevolent figure you might expect. Stingier than J. Paul Getty, as money-obsessed as Howard Hughes, and as ruthless as Cornelius Vanderbilt, MacArthur was one of the most multi-layered
Autumn 1950, and the US Marines have made a crucial breakthrough at Inchon during the Korean conflict. But the battle would never be that straightforward for MacArthur, as he discovers when he meets the full force of the Chinese Army on his way to the Yalu River.
100 Greatest speeches in history- series 2: the second 10 speeches
Added by: rapgreen | Karma: 1035.14 | Non-Fiction, Other | 28 August 2008
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11 Mario Matthew Cuomo 1984 DNC Keynote Address 12 Jesse Louis Jackson 1984 DNC Address 13 Barbara Charline Jordan Statement on the Articles of Impeachment 14 (General) Douglas MacArthur Farewell Address to Congress 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. "I've Been to the Mountaintop" 16 Theodore Roosevelt "The Man with the Muck-rake" 17 Robert Francis Kennedy Remarks on the Assassination of MLK 18 Dwight David Eisenhower Farewell Address 19 Thomas Woodrow Wilson War Message 20 (General) Douglas MacArthur "Duty, Honor, Country"
