American Experience
Season 11 Episode 8 - MacArthur (1): Destiny
6.9 ?
1988
Documentary
Part 1 of a two-part biography of Douglas MacArthur takes "America's first soldier" from his brilliant WWI service into WWII, when his knack for alienating superiors hindered his "return" to the Philippines. Interviewed: biographer Geoffrey Perret; historian Stephen Ambrose; Gen. Vernon Walters (USA Ret.).
Episodes in Season 11
1
America 1900
55 min
2
Race for the Superbomb
55 min
3
Hoover Dam
55 min
4
Alone on the Ice
55 min
5
Rescue at Sea
55 min
6
Meltdown at Three Mile Island
55 min
7
Lost in the Grand Canyon
55 min
8
MacArthur (1): Destiny
55 min
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9
MacArthur (2): The Politics of War
55 min
10
Fly Girls
55 min
