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MacArthur's War Korea, the Last Command
MacArthur's War Korea, the Last Command
Author: Stanley Weintraub
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MacArthur's War: Korea, the Last Command by Stanley Weintraub is a myth‑puncturing indictment of General Douglas MacArthur’s conduct in the Korean War, tracing how a brilliant but politically reckless commander’s strategic overreach and disregard for civilian constraints risked widening the conflict into World War III and culminated in his removal from command. Set against the Cold War backdrop, the book interweaves campaign narrative—Inchon and the push toward the Yalu—with the Truman–MacArthur confrontation, while vividly portraying the soldiers who paid the price for high‑level mistakes and exploring the operational and strategic consequences of MacArthur’s decisions.
Published as a rigorous piece of non‑fiction military history (ISBN13: 9780684834191), Weintraub’s study reads as both a command‑and‑leadership critique and a political‑military history of the Korean conflict, with emphasis on United Nations Command operations, U.S. Army actions in Korea and air‑ground coordination. The work is cataloged under subjects such as MacArthur’s military leadership and criticism, U.S. armed forces history in the Korean War period, civil–military relations, and Cold War case studies, and it is valued for its analytical narrative rather than for visual apparatus or collectible rarity.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Title & Author
Type of Book
Non-fiction
Military history
Command/leadership study
Political-military history
Main Theaters / Geographic Focus
Operations, Campaigns, and Battles
Main Nations and Forces Involved
Focus and Themes
Strategic decision-making in the Korean War
Operational command and battlefield outcomes under MacArthur
Cold War context of the Korean War
Branches of Service and Command Structures
United Nations Command (UNC)
US Army in Korea
Air-ground coordination and use of air power (within campaign narrative)
Key Historical Figures Featured
Weapons, Vehicles, and Military Technology
Ground forces operations (infantry, armor, artillery) as part of campaign narrative
Visual Content
Subject Headings / Classification-style Tags
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880–1964 – Military leadership – Criticism and interpretation
United States – Armed Forces – History – Korean War period
Civil–military relations – United States – 20th century
Cold War conflicts – Asia – Case studies
Descriptive Keywords / Tags for Cataloging and Search
Korean War command history
MacArthur’s last command
Undoing of an American hero
US–China confrontation in Korea
Truman–MacArthur confrontation
Far East Command headquarters
Inchon landing analysis
UN coalition warfare in Korea
Strategic miscalculation and overreach
Cold War limited war
Military leadership failure and controversy
Operational decision-making under MacArthur
Political constraints on military strategy
Amphibious counteroffensive in Korea
Book Condition: Like New
Book Condition: Like New
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