{"product_id":"redemption-macarthur-and-the-campaign-for-the-philippines-hardback-9781009541190","title":"Redemption; MacArthur and the Campaign for the Philippines (Hardback) 9781009541190","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRedemption\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMacArthur and the Campaign for the Philippines\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA sweeping new history of the largest and costliest campaign waged by US armed forces during the Pacific War.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter R. Mansoor (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009541190, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 August 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e600 pages, 33 b\/w illus.  9 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16.2 x 3.8 cm, 1.01 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Peter Mansoor applies his talents as a historian and professional soldier (two tours in Iraq) to bear on Douglas MacArthur's World War II generalship. Unsparing in criticism, Mansoor's account acknowledges MacArthur's genuine talent and demanding leadership in fighting and winning the 'I Shall Return' campaign under the war's most trying conditions.' Allan R. Millet, Director, Eisenhower Center for American Studies, University of New Orleans\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eRedemption is a sweeping new history of the largest and costliest campaign waged by US armed forces during the Pacific War. Peter Mansoor surveys the course of the Philippines campaign, from the Japanese invasion and the Filipino guerrilla operations which contested occupation to the US Army's return to Leyte and the subsequent battles of liberation. Central to the book is a re-evaluation of the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur, one of the most controversial military commanders in US history. At times brilliant, courageous, and politically astute, MacArthur was also egotistical, publicity hungry, often ignorant of conditions at the front, and self-certain to a fault. In their return to the Philippines, MacArthur and his forces liberated millions of Filipinos and severed a critical Japanese resource lifeline. But he also achieved something much rarer – redemption on the same ground and against the same enemy that defeated him earlier in the war.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Note on the Text\u003cbr\u003e 1. Catastrophe\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Long Road Back\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Resistance\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Decision\u003cbr\u003e 5. Leyte Gulf\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Battle for Leyte\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Invasion of Luzon\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Battle of Manila\u003cbr\u003e 9. Clearing Luzon\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Central and Southern Philippines\u003cbr\u003e 11. Rebirth\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e List of Maps\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e US Division Nicknames\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Sources\u003cbr\u003e Endnotes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Military history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Military history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Military%20history%20%5BHBW%5D%22\"\u003eHBW\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453549146392,"sku":"9781009541190","price":20.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009541190i.jpg?v=1785286276","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/redemption-macarthur-and-the-campaign-for-the-philippines-hardback-9781009541190","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}