Korean War, Australian & New Zealand Armed Forces - Biography, Generals & Military Leaders - Biography, United States - World War II Armed Forces, Armed Forces - United States - General & Miscellaneous, 20th Century American History - World War II, Europe
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Military heroes are larger than life and General Douglas MacArthur assiduously built his image as a warrior hero through skilful media manipulation. In complete contrast to this flamboyant American was General Thomas Blamey. Where MacArthur's actual military experience was limited, the feisty Aussie had taken part in the Gallipoli landings. Blamey had also played a major role in the big battles on the Western Front. In this account, Jack Galloway demonstrates conclusively that Blamey - to his cost - never matched MacArthur's supreme ability to generate personal and political advantage through tireless self-promotion.Editorials
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An examination of the two leading generals of the Allied forces in the Pacific during World War II, American MacArthur and Australian Blamey, focusing on their uses of personal self-promotion. Author Gallaway, a journalist, demonstrates that MacArthur was a master at using the press, constantly manufacturing releases to cast himself in a favorable light, and became a world-heralded hero, where as Blamey, also a brilliant tactician with even more experience than MacArthur but without MacArthur's flair for self-promotion, was removed as Commander-In-Chief in December of 1945 to eventually die, six years later, a lonely man. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
September 1, 2000
Publisher
Qld., Australia : University of Queensland Press ; 2000.
Pages
271
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780702231865