Of all the great American captains of World War II, none remains more controversial than General Douglas MacArthur, whose genius and folly have taken on mythic proportions. MacArthur alone among ...

Douglas MacArthur. The general had been a bedrock of post-World War II culture in the Pacific region, managing the occupation ...

General Douglas MacArthur, 1905. Library of Congress. Douglas MacArthur lived his entire life, from cradle to grave, in the United States Army. He spent his early years in remote sections of New ...

When Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines in 1942, Jonathan Wainwright and his forces remained behind to face the Japanese.

That was the Presidential candidacy of General Douglas MacArthur. For a year and more the polls had shown MacArthur to be a likely contender. There could be no doubt that hundreds of thousands of ...

Even though the war was over, General Douglas MacArthur was embroiled in one final complex campaign. Japan’s public surrender ceremony was a momentous occasion that required flawless execution.

On the C-SPAN Networks: Douglas MacArthur is a General for the U.S. Army with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1952 Speech. Appearances by Title:c. July 7 ...