Open AccessAMERICAN CAESAR: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964
Author(s) -
Valentin Müller
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
scientia militaria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-9682
pISSN - 2224-0020
DOI - 10.5787/10-2-712
Subject(s) - honour , medal , narrative , history , ridge , classics , archaeology , art , art history , cartography , geography , literature
The narrative begins on a hilltop in Tennessee in 1863. It is Missionary Ridge where 18-year-old Lt Arthur MacArthur, the father of Douglas MacArthur, won the Medal of Honour. Arthur, who later became a Lieutenant General, was the driving spirit behind Douglas throughout his career