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 ...

General Douglas MacArthur, 1905. Library of Congress ... surrender on board the "U.S.S. Missouri," bringing an end to World War II. His place as a leading figure of the 20th century already ...

“More than 8 million Allied soldiers carried the M-1 carbine, a light, semiautomatic rifle, in World War II. General Douglas MacArthur described the weapon as ‘one of the strongest ...

General Douglas MacArthur had returned to the Philippines and Army and Navy were ranked Nos. 1 and 2. World War II was far from over, but this game would help with the war effort. After conferring ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — When General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s surrender during World War II in Tokyo Bay, John DeLeo of Johnston was there. DeLeo enlisted in the Navy at the age of ...

General Douglas MacArthur left Baatang, the Philippines, ahead of the invading Japanese forces and uttered the famous phrase ...

These were Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Soldiers, who fought America's first battle of World War II — the Philippine Division — probably the best trained and possibly the best prepared U.S. Army ...

General Macarthur and other senior Army officers ... Occupation official turned historian Richard B. Finn notes, "World War II was the first major conflict in history in which the victors carried ...

The story of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander during World War II and United Nations Commander for the Korean War. "MacArthur" begins in 1942, following the fall of ...

February marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila. Fought in the closing months of World War II, the operation to ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — When General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s surrender during World War II in Tokyo Bay, John DeLeo of Johnston was there. DeLeo enlisted in the Navy at the age of ...