, in 1932. The incident was a public relations disaster for MacArthur and the military. In 1935, after finishing his term as chief of staff, MacArthur was tasked with creating an armed force for the Philippines, which became a commonwealth of the United States that year (and gained ...
World War II in the United States Colony of the Philippines: Beyond the Bataan Death March and Douglas MacArthurHelak, Martha M
detailing every event from his birth at an army fort through his funeral; the bibliography section of the book alone was twenty pages long. The facts dug as deep as the fact that Sarah Barney Belcher of Taunton, Massachusetts was a common ancestor of Douglas MacArthur, Winston Churchill...
Douglas MacArthur, U.S. general who commanded the Southwest Pacific Theater in World War II, administered postwar Japan during the Allied occupation that followed, and led United Nations forces during the first nine months of the Korean War. Learn more a
Presents a historiographical survey of the published literature about United States Army General Douglas MacArthur, the Philippines, and related strategic decisions of World War II. Strategic implications of the Philippines and its relation to the famous return of MacArthur to the Philippines; MacArthur'...