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• Actors: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Dave Hoffman, Bill Mumy
• Writers: Agnes Nixon
• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304178204
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,217 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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He was one of America's greatest commanders, a warrior so determined and tough that he helped win World War II with a simple promise: "I shall return."

Douglas MacArthur was a soldier's soldier--the son of an officer, the star of West Point, the Army's youngest-ever full general. He was already a retired hero when he was recalled in 1941 to face his biggest challenge: defending an unprepared Pacific force against the seemingly unstoppable Japanese war machine. Now, with rare footage and interviews with comrades, family and friends, Biography® brings you the complete story of the complex general, from his army-brat childhood and his magnificent stand in the Philippines to his later forays into presidential politics. You'll get to know MacArthur as he faces the Japanese in WWII, fights his own rogue war in Korea, and, finally, ends his military career by going head-to-head with an angry Harry Truman.

Join Biography® for a look at the old soldier who wouldn't fade away and remains a hero to millions of people.

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He was one of America's greatest commanders, a warrior so tough and determined that he helped win World War II with a simple promise: ""I shall return.""Douglas MacArthur was a soldier's soldier the son of an officer, the star of West Point, the Army's youngest-ever full general. He was already a retired hero when he was recalled in 1941 to face his biggest challenge defending an unprepared Pacific force against a seemingly unstoppable Japanese war machine. With rare footage and interviews with comrades, family and friends, the complete story of this complex general comes alive. Trace his life from his army brat childhood and his magnificent stand in the Philippines to his later forays into presidential politics. Get to know MacArthur as he faces the Japanese in WWII, fights his own rogue war in Korea and, finally, ends his military career by going head-to-head with an angry Harry Truman.It's a revealing look at the old soldier who wouldn't fade away and remains a hero to millions of people.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very fine gentleman who was raised in another era. Great military leader that the US obviously doesn't produce anymore. A hero, June 7, 2006

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Ricahrd A. Salzer (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biography - General Douglas MacArthur [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Plain and simply a man who stood behind
his words, and his military actions spo-
ke even louder! Bravo to A & E again!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very Great and Intelligent Man and Great leader of men, October 3, 2005

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Bill G. (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biography: General Douglas MacArthur - The Return of a Legend (A&E Archives) (DVD)

It's so very easy to condem someone. Let's just take a moment to look at the BIG Picture. MacArthur was a human being if I remember correctly. We all have our weak moments. Humans some times do make mistakes and he did make a few serious mistakes. If your not biased or overly prejudice, then look at the Real complete FACTS and Big picture of MacArthur. Let us not attempt to twist and distort the true facts. Let us read the whole historical book not just one or two small paragraphs in the book. If you want to take something out of context, then just read one or two paragraphs about someone's few mistakes. Just read the facts about this Great Great man purely from a historical view point. Gerneral of the Army Douglas MacArthur, dispite a few of his human short commings was not an Angel as some may believe. He was though, a True Military Genius in every sense of the word!
The man really had his moments of True Genius. A truly brilliant man and leader. Oh, leaders do make a few mistakes, but General Douglas MacArthur made so many great and intelligent decisions during world war II, Korea and in Japan that his human mistakes prior to WWII were blown into oblivion where they belong. His great decisions out weighed 100,000 times over and above the mistakes he made prior to WWII. Any one who can read and write and is not ignorant can easily see this. You would have to be deaf dumb and blind to read only one paragraph in a book and JUDGE a book only by its' cover, as some people are so happy to do. Gerneral Douglas MacArthur was really a true military genius and great leader who I have the greatest respect and admiration for. He was the best of the best Gernerals this country ever had. He was a God given gift to this great country and to Japan after the war ended.

11 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A complete distortion of history!, March 1, 2000

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rj rushing (massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biography - General Douglas MacArthur [VHS] (VHS Tape)

What a joke. General Douglas MacArthur's contributions to victory in World War II are slight at best! If you want to know the truth about this man and what his accomplishments (or lack thereof) REALLY were, as well as what is taught in the military acadamies of this country, try reading some of the biographies about MacArthur that go beyond the surface. Want an example? How about letting the largest concentration of B-17 bombers west of Pearl Harbor be destroyed ON THE GROUND! Nearly 18 hours passed between the time Pearl Harbor was attacked and this man did NOTHING. His career throughout World War II is full of similar instances that cost lives, money and the foreign policy of the United States. He was against the leap-frogging policy that the he later claimed as his own idea by using the baseball phrase "hit-em where they ain't!" He fought hard against that idea until he saw that it worked. He was also against the whip-saw strategy of attack in the pacific. There are other books (Eric Larrabee's "Commander in Chief" is the best) that de-myth the mythical general. Don't buy this video! The people responsible for it should be ashamed for the poor and shameful job in not finding the truth about this man and instead, they took the easy way out in putting this superficial "biography" together. It is full of lies and distortions. A&E, you really should be ashamed!