Why read Macarthur's Victory?

Book cover of Macarthur's Victory: The War in New Guinea, 1943-1944

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A GREAT WARRIOR AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERS

In March 1942, General Douglas MacArthur faced an enemy who, in the space of a few months, captured Malaya, Burma, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, and, from their base at Raubaul in New Britain, threaten Australia. Upon his retreat to…

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1 author picked Macarthur's Victory as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

John E. Happ

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This book gave me a basic understanding of the New Guinea war into which my father was sent. It gave me the framework with which I could piece together the timeline of my father’s service. It gave me an idea of the progress of the war and a context for all of his military orders, his stacks of correspondence, and all of his photos, long stored away in his Navigation Case.

From John's list on The best books to describe why the Pacific War was waged and how it was really fought in New Guinea.