Douglas MacArthur : warrior as wordsmith
From I Shall Return to Old Soldiers Never Die, General MacArthur's phraseology invariably captured an audience's attention. Part I is a critical analysis of MacArthur and his speeches, while Part II contains the texts of the addresses discussed.In their analysis, the authors avoid extremes of praise or blame.
Great American orators, no. 24
Biography
xii, 223 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
9780313291487, 0313291489
34117548
Series Foreword Foreword Critical Analysis War Ending and Oratorical Beginning The Truman-MacArthur Controversy and the 1951 Address to a Joint Meeting of Congress MacArthur, Republican Politics, and the "Triumphal Tour" MacArthur's Oratory on Behalf of Inchon: Discourse that Changed the Course of History Martial Lexis from Aristotelian Attica: The Stylistic Persona of Douglas MacArthur Retrospect and Prospect Speeches Veterans of the Rainbow (42nd Infantry Division of World War I), Washington, D.C., 14 July 1935 The Hope of All Mankind USS Missouri, 2 September 1945 Signing of the Surrender Instrument by Japan, 2 September 1945 Speech of Behalf of Inchon Dai Ichi, Building, Tokyo, 23 August 1950 Joint Meeting of the Two Houses of the U.S. Congress, 19 April 1951 Republican National Convention, Chicago IL, 7 July 1952 U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 12 May 1962 Chronology of Major Speeches Bibliography Index