Douglas Macarthur

Book review: MacArthur in Asia by Hiroshi Masuda

27 Jan 2013

Hiroshi Masuda's MacArthur in Asia was well-received in Japanese in 2009, but its dour translation makes little new ground in English.

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Slice of Life

22 Apr 2008

From the South China Morning Post this week in: 1951

Washington, April 20

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A sailing superstar

7 May 2006

Ellen MacArthur has dedicated most of her life to sailing, and that dedication paid off last year when she set a round-the-world solo record of 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds aboard...

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Ahoy there

26 Apr 2006

Britain's star yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur gets her first look at Victoria Harbour as she sails into Causeway Bay aboard the 75-foot trimaran B&Q yesterday.

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Sailor achieves two targets in record bid

7 Apr 2006

ROUND-THE-WORLD record holder Ellen MacArthur has achieved two of the target times after the first three legs of the Asian Record Circuit.

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Top sailors prepare for action in Japan

24 Mar 2006

Record-holding sailor Ellen MacArthur and her crew are ready for action at the Asian Record Circuit, which starts tomorrow in Yokohama, Japan.

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Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

EU fails to adapt to borderless world

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Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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MacArthur's bid for more glory

A year after breaking the solo round-the-world record, British sailor Ellen MacArthur believes there's a lot more to come.

MacArthur is looking to set 12 records during the upcoming...

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Statue strikes chord of dissent

The thunder of the guns has long faded, but in the South Korean port city of Inchon, another battle is under way: a statue of US general Douglas MacArthur gazing over the scene of his most...

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On the frontlines

A resourceful war correspondent, Eddie Tseng En-po had a knack for being in the right place at the right time

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South China Morning Post and the Hongkong Telegraph

'Turkey must fight' says a headline. But people must eat! * * * We don't mind a white Christmas or a green one. Anything but a blue one.

* * * There ought to be a rule: no using...

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Wartime epics

WORLD War II continues on Pearl and World with From Here To Eternity (Pearl, 9.30pm) and MacArthur (World, 9.30pm). It's your choice, but From Here To Eternity is the one with the famous love...

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MacArthur returns to old turf . . .

WITH the ear-splitting roar of guns, exploding palm trees, over-flying planes and 250,000 spectators, troops splashed ashore at Palo Red Beach in Leyte yesterday in a dramatic re-enactment of the...

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