ID #:
172D
Film Type:
DVD
Release Date:
2009
Color or BW:
Color and B&W
Description:
BIOGRAPHY: GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR: RETURN OF A LEGEND General Douglas MacArthur was one of America's greatest and most complex commanders, a warrior so tough and determined that he helped win World War II with a simple promise: "I shall return." MacArhur was a soldier's soldier: the son of an officer, the star of West Point, and the Army's youngest-ever full general. He was already a retired hero when he was recalled in 1941 to face the biggest challenge-defending an unprepared Pacific force against a seemingly unstoppable Japanese war machine. But everything about MacArthur's life was extraordinary: from his army brat childhood to his rogue war in Korea, the magnificent stand in the Philippines, and a head-to-head confrontation with an angry Harry Truman. Featuring rare footage and interviews with MacArthur's comrades, family, and friends, this compelling BIOGRAPHY program reveals the man who remains a hero to millions.