This episode dives into one of World War II’s most controversial moments—the fall of the Philippines and General Douglas MacArthur’s leadership. We analyze the missteps that led to Japan’s swift ...

“Keep the flag flying”: Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s escape from the Philippines, 1942 The general fled Manila Bay to avoid being captured by the Japanese army, promising to return.

Japan had-- everything they touched at ... If they caught you leaving the barracks at night ... So, he turned to one of the aides of General MacArthur, a young lieutenant. He says, "What ...

General Douglas MacArthur had always said he “would return,” but he had never indicated that with him ... He was there when the Japanese invaded the Philippines on ... Before leaving, ...

General Douglas MacArthur's storied career is inextricablylinked to Asia. His father, Arthur, served as Military Governor ofthe Philippines while Douglas w... Front Matter ... THE DEMILITARIZATION OF ...

JAPAN: MacArthur’s Way. 3 minute read. TIME. April 29, 1946 12:00 AM GMT-4. U.S. occupation policy in Japan was neither timid nor confused. ... MacArthur complied. Brigadier General Courtney ...

Simply put, Japan would not be the key American ally and open society that it is today without Douglas MacArthur, who, as ruler of Japan from 1945-1951, gave that nation a new constitution, land ...

TOKYO, Sept. 21, 1945 (UP) Japan will never again become a world power, Gen. Douglas MacArthur said today in an interview with the United Press. "Japan industrially, commercially, militarily and ...

If we asked General Douglas MacArthur how to win the peace in Afghanistan, he would say send more food. For when MacArthur was in charge of Japan after World War II he made fighting hunger a top ...

It wasn't long before the Japanese, desperate for labor, began shipping prisoners from the Philippines to work camps throughout Asia, but particularly to their own home islands. This movement was ...