Communiques of General MacArthur - Pacific Campaigns, July 1942-February 1945

After defeat by Japanese invaders and a harrowing escape from the Philippines, General Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia in March 1942. Placed in charge of the newly created Southwest Pacific Area, MacArthur was desperate to retain his new post so that he might reconquer the Philippines and, in so doing, reclaim his honor. Thus began the daily issuance of communiques from his headquarters that related a grueling World War II campaign of more than a thousand days as Allied forces fought a relentless enemy from the northern shores of Australia to the heart of Manila.
Never before available in print, this volume of communiques brings to life the regular updates issued to a public anxious for news of the great advance across the Southwest Pacific. These daily pronouncements present not only a record of the campaign but also a master class of public relations management as MacArthur attempted to portray himself as the great hero deserving of enduring fame regardless of the truth prevailing on the battlefield.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Part I-Papua New Guinea

¿1.¿The Kokoda Trail Campaign

¿2.¿The Battle of Milne Bay

¿3.¿The Siege of ­Buna-Gona

¿4.¿The Battle of the Bismarck Sea

¿5.¿The Envelopment of Lae

Part II-The Race West

¿6.¿Assault on Los Negros

¿7.¿Hollandia

¿8.¿The Battle of Biak

¿9.¿Counterattack on the Driniumor River

Part III-"I Have Returned"

10.¿Landing on Leyte

11.¿The Battles of Breakneck Ridge and Ormoc Bay

12.¿Victory on Leyte and Mindoro

13.¿Return to Luzon

14.¿The Battle of Manila

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

James Ellman is an investor and historian who lives in Kailua, Hawaii.

Summary

Never before available in print, this volume of communiques brings to life the regular updates issued to an anxious public hungry for news of progress in the great advance across the Southwest Pacific. Not only a record of the campaign, these daily pronouncements also represent a master class of public relations management.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas MacArthur, Doug. . . MacArthur and His General Staff, Douglas MacArthur and His General Staff
• Assisted by: Antony James Ellman (Editor), James Ellman (Editor)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.09.2024
• EAN: 9781476693200
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-9320-0
• No. of pages: 159
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 8 mm
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Australasia, Oceania, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, Australia and New Zealand / Aotearoa, Oceania / Pacific Islands, Japanese invaders; communiques