3126 Old Soldiers Never Die: The Life of Douglas MacArthur, by Geoffrey Perret (read 7 Nov 1998) I read William Manchester biography of MacArthur so I probably did not have to read this one, but my brother-in-law lent it to me so I read it. Perret is not the felicitous writer that Manchester is, but the book is well-done and informative. Perret is very candid and judgmental. He calls Manchester's book very pro-MacArthur, and he is right about that. But while Perret is more caustic, he says MacArthur was not the greatest soldier in American history--he was the second greatest! Perret says Grant was the greatest because he caused the President he served under less problems. This is a good book, well worth reading. ( )