{"product_id":"douglas-macarthur-warrior-as-wordsmith-hardcover","title":"Douglas MacArthur: Warrior as Wordsmith - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Carpenter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBernard Duffy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom I Shall Return to Old Soldiers Never Die, General MacArthur's phraseology invariably captured an audience's attention. The MacArthur persona may be familiar to many Americans more because of his oratory than because of his military deeds. Covering both his martial and his political oratory, this book provides a balanced, full-length study of MacArthur's oratorical accomplishments and their impact. Part I is a critical analysis of MacArthur and his speeches, while Part II contains the texts of the addresses discussed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn their analysis, the authors avoid extremes of praise or blame. The highlight of the book is its account of MacArthur's rhetoric persuading Army and Navy chiefs to undertake the Inchon landing, arguably his finest hour. When MacArthur challenged Truman, taking policy differences to Congress, his rhetoric enabled more than one congressman to see deity in the general. Duffy and Carpenter analyze well the measured cadences of that speech as well as the platitudes of the keynote speech at the 1952 Republican National Convention. If 'Old Soldiers Never Die' polished his halo, the convention address tarnished it. This book captures both the brilliant flashes and the arrogant stupidities of the man. (Quoted from the foreword by Robert P. Newman)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBERNARD K. DUFFY is Professor of Speech at California Polytechnic State. His recent books include \u003ci\u003eAmerican Orators before 1900\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1987) and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Orators of the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1987), and \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Rhetoric: Richard M. Weaver and the Conservative Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1993). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRONALD H. CARPENTER is Professor of English at the University of Florida.\/e He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Eloquence of Frederick Jackson Turner\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) and \u003ci\u003eHistory as Rhetoric: Style, Narrative, and Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e (1995).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.6 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47192510660857,"sku":"9780313291487","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/JxbnEI2fOk9780313291487.webp?v=1767899066","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/douglas-macarthur-warrior-as-wordsmith-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}