MacArthur Arrives in Japan
On September 2, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan’s surrender in a carefully choreographed ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Many people think that MacArthur landed in Japan ...
2 Sep 202231min
MacArthur, Kenney, and Air Power
George Kenney has been described as a “complete airman” and as one of Hap Arnold’s “best-kept secrets.” He wasn’t well known outside of aviation circles in the pre-WWII period and never made a name fo...
3 Aug 202242min
MacArthur and the US Navy and USMC in the Korean War
It is no secret that Douglas MacArthur’s relationship with the US Navy and the USMC was complicated in WWII – but what about during the Korean War? The Korean War was a very different war – but just a...
19 Juli 202233min
MacArthur and the US Navy in World War II
Interservice rivalry between the US Navy and the US Army was a major factor in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. While such rivalry is common in all militaries because each service has to comp...
5 Juli 202239min
MacArthur and Krueger: a Successful WWII Partnership
It is often said that General Douglas MacArthur didn’t have a staff, he had a court. While there were certainly a few courtiers on his staff, there were also some incredibly gifted men around him – me...
1 Juni 202239min
Such Splendid Prisons: Diplomatic Detainment in America during WWII
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declarations of war against Japan, Germany and Italy, the Roosevelt Administration had to figure out what to do with hundreds of Axis diplomats in ...
3 Maj 202230min
Battleship Commander: Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee
When most people think of the USN admirals in the Pacific during WWII, Nimitz, Halsey, Kinkaid, and Spruance come easily to mind. Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee is less well known. A career naval officer ...
3 Apr 202233min
Milwaukee and the MacArthurs
The MacArthur Memorial is located in Norfolk, VA – the hometown of General Douglas MacArthur’s mother – Mary Hardy. MacArthur himself was born in Little Rock, AR and as the child of a career Army offi...
24 Mars 202234min
