Autumn 2020 Catalogue

43 American Heroes & Leaders Autumn 2020 Signed By General Douglas Macarthur And Inscribed By Major General Courtney Whitney 42. (MACARTHUR, Douglas) WHITNEY, Courtney. MacArthur: His Rendezvous with History. New York, 1956. Octavo, original half blue cloth, dust jacket. $2200. Click for more info Early printing of this important contemporary history of the career of General Douglas MacArthur, authored by his senior aide and good friend, Major General Courtney Whitney, signed by MacArthur and further inscribed: “To E— H— with best wishes, Courtney Whitney.” MacArthur: His Rendezvous with History , covers the years 1941 to 1951 in the legendary career of General Douglas MacArthur, who was Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in the South Pacific and accepted Japan’s surrender. Attorney Courtney Whitney joined MacArthur’s WWII staff, directingMacArthur’s guerrilla army in the Philippines, and served as a senior official during the occupation of Japan. Book fine, dust jacket with slightest edge-wear, near-fine.