I guess I should correct that--a composite American, British and Chinese force was chased out of Burma at the start, led by Gen. Stillwell. They...
Just want to say, too, that there are different forms of military genius. Slim, after all, was to become a genius, of sorts, in turning that...
But, as someone pointed out further up on the Thread, the U.S. War College had already deemed it unfeasible to hold the Philippines, due to lack...
Hello again to all who have read this thread. When I look back on all the comments on MacArthur, I just have to say-- You know, he had a lot of...
And, yes, I know MacArthur had plenty of faults, but lack of military ability was not one of them. Could he have pulled a rabbit out of his hat,...
On other or previous threads, books and articles, I've seen these arguments and sad concessions. I've wondered about things like moving some of...
Well I thought I was using larger font than that. My previous post seems much larger font. I don't seem to be able to get it changed with edit...
The Japanese used Mindanao as a jumping-off point to take Jolo Island. One reason they could do so, is that the U.S. force on Mindanao was so...
You know, that is a very good point, along the lines of what I've been thinking about regarding, for example, the landing of those British and...
Just want to add one additional thing about the MacArthur staff that also inspires a bit of contempt, as well as suspicion, about them. Charles...
On January 1, 1942 MacArthur was offered and accepted a payment of $500,000 ($7.5 million in current value) from President Quezon of the...
I've gradually gained the insight that, yes, MacArthur was, indeed, a part of the problem initially. But it turns out it was much more complex...
As the author of the piece you are quoting, I just wanted to update your web address. It is now <a...
