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Victory in the Pacific

Discussion in 'Military History' started by CAC, Aug 13, 2019.

  1. CAC

    CAC Ace of Spades

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    "One of General MacArthur’s first demands from the Japanese will undoubtedly be the speedy return of Lieutenant-General Wainwright and other Americans captured in the Philippines. An Army spokesman said 15 generals, 113 colonels and a number of enlisted men were with Lieutenant-General Wainwright, who was last reported in Hoten prison camp in the Mukden area."

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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I sometimes think that the new Shogun would have been happy to have the Japanese, the press, and nobody else on the Big Mo when the signing took place.
     
  3. bronk7

    bronk7 Well-Known Member

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    ..some of those Allied military personnel were not happy with MacArthur ....
     
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    He decided to set US policy without consulting the President. What's wrong with that?
     
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    ..and he really screwed up in Korea...big time..US forces given a huge beating..a whole corps thrown off the peninsula/etc
     

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