Reports of General MacArthur: Japanese Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area Volume 2 Part 2 - Couverture souple

MacArthur, Gen. Douglas; Staff, MacArthur's General

 
9781944961879: Reports of General MacArthur: Japanese Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area Volume 2 Part 2

Synopsis

The Reports of General MacArthur include two volumes being published by theDepartment of the Army in four books reproduced exactly as they were printed byGeneral MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters in 1950, except for the addition of thisforeword and indexes. Since they were Government property, the general turned overto the Department in 1953 these volumes and related source materials. In Army andNational Archives custody these materials have been available for research althoughthey have not been easily accessible. While he lived, General MacArthur was unwillingto approve the reproduction and dissemination of the reports, because he believedthey needed further editing and correction of some inaccuracies. His passingpermits publication but not the correction he deemed desirable. In publishing them,the Department of the Army must therefore disclaim any responsibility for their accuracy.But the Army also recognizes that these volumes have substantial and enduringvalue, and it believes the American people are entitled to have them made widelyavailable through government publication.The preliminary work for compiling the MacArthur volumes began in 1943within the G-3 Section of his General Staff, and was carried forward after the war bymembers of the G--2 Section, headed by Maj. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby with ProfessorGordon W. Prange, on leave from the University of Maryland, as his principalprofessional assistant. Volume II of the reports represents the contributions of Japaneseofficers employed to tell their story of operations against MacArthur's forces.

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The Reports of General MacArthur include two volumes being published by the Department of the Army in four books reproduced exactly as they were printed by General MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters in 1950, except for the addition of this foreword and indexes. Since they were Government property, the general turned over to the Department in 1953 these volumes and related source materials. In Army and National Archives custody these materials have been available for research although they have not been easily accessible. While he lived, General MacArthur was unwilling to approve the reproduction and dissemination of the reports, because he believed they needed further editing and correction of some inaccuracies. His passing permits publication but not the correction he deemed desirable. In publishing them, the Department of the Army must therefore disclaim any responsibility for their accuracy. But the Army also recognizes that these volumes have substantial and enduring value, and it believes the American people are entitled to have them made widely available through government publication. The preliminary work for compiling the MacArthur volumes began in 1943 within the G-3 Section of his General Staff, and was carried forward after the war by members of the G--2 Section, headed by Maj. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby with Professor Gordon W. Prange, on leave from the University of Maryland, as his principal professional assistant. Volume II of the reports represents the contributions of Japanese officers employed to tell their story of operations against MacArthur's forces.

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9781782660347: Reports of General MacArthur: Japanese Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area. Volume 2, Part 2

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ISBN 10 :  1782660348 ISBN 13 :  9781782660347
Editeur : Military Bookshop, 2012
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