You know the rules of engagement, "Never fight a land war in Asia" by #WW2 Special Five Generals #BernardMontgomery, #DwightEisenhower & #DouglasMacArthur. More famously, it appeared in the book & movie #ThePrincessBride. The phrase suggest that armies that try to take land in #Asia inevitably fail.
#OTD in 1942, following President Roosevelt’s Feb 22 order, General Douglas MacArthur retreated from the Philippines. On March 11, he escaped by PT boat and then by B-17 bomber, leaving his troops to face capture as Japanese victory became inevitable.
#WWII #pacificwar #history #douglasmacarthur
Happy Birthday Douglas MacArthur. (RIP) #HappyBirthdayDouglasMacArthur #DouglasMacArthur #Birthday #WarHero #Legend #Legends
January 26 is the birthday of noted Army general #DouglasMacArthur who we #quote and back with a picture of a national park on the island of #Curacao. If there’s something in this #quotograph that speaks to you, please feel free to share it with others.
The #Shinto religion lost most of its links to government in #Japan on #ThisDayInHistory in 1945. US General #DouglasMacArthur issued orders under authority of the #OccupationOfJapan that abolished #StateShinto, blaming it for the extreme #nationalism of the #WWII #EmpireOfJapan.
Concede-me um Filho, a famosa oração do General Douglas MacArthur: marocidental.blogspot.com/2025/10/conc... #filho #filhos #educação #família #meninos #homem #homens #pai #chárevelação #douglasmacarthur #gerações #homemdeverdade #sabedoria
Concede-me um Filho, a famosa oração do General Douglas MacArthur: marocidental.blogspot.com/2025/10/conc... #filho #filhos #educação #família #meninos #homem #homens #pai #chárevelação #douglasmacarthur #gerações #homemdeverdade #sabedoria
on October 20, 1944, after U.S. forces recaptured the beach of the Japanese-occupied island.’
#WW2 #SouthPacific #DouglasMacArthur #Leyte #SergioOsmena #blackandwhitephotography #warphotography
15 October 1950
MacArthur would, tragically, assure the President that the Chinese would never intervene in the Korean War.
#HarrySTruman #DouglasMacArthur #KoreanWar #WakeIsland
While General #DouglasMacArthur conceived the bold assault at Inchon, ‘the officer most directly responsible for executing the details of the initial landing was...#OliverPrinceSmith, commander of the 1st Marine Division, one of the great underrated generals in American history.’
Rivals 3! Even More Frenemies Who Changed the World is coming out on the 11th! Featuring four ridiculous rivalries guaranteed to make you snort. Next up: the feud between #douglasmacarthur and #harrystruman that nearly started World War III. #koreanwar #audible #frenemies #rivals3 #audiobooks
74 years ago, #HarryTruman relieves #DouglasMacArthur of the command of American forces in Korea and Japan. I think he made the mistake because had MacArthur still be in charge, North Korea would be defeated in the Korean War.
Milwaukee Journal
#HarryTruman fired #DouglasMacArthur #OnThisDay in 1951 in order to confirm the principle of civilian control of the military & to prevent him from turning the #KoreanWar into World War III. Mao had warned the US China would intervene if US troops crossed the Yalu...
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Today on April the 11th, 1951.
During the #KoreanWar, Gen. #DouglasMacArthur is relieved of command by #US President #Truman, due to public disagreements over War strategy and MacArthur’s defiance of Truman’s policies.
#history #today #usa #unitednations #war
"Gen. MacArthur Fired by Truman"~Milwaukee Journal (4.11.51)
#HarryTruman fired #DouglasMacArthur as supreme commander of US forces in the #KoreanWar #OnThisDay in 1951 in order to confirm the principle of civilian control of the military & to prevent MacArthur from turning the Korean War into World War III...
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