[Snickering Hound]

And MacArthur was absolutely horrific, probably one of the worst generals we ever had.

MacArthur was a Republican who quarreled with Truman so historians will never give him any credit.

Philippines in 41'-42' he was saddled with the incompetent Brereton in command of his Air Forces who when ordered to disperse the B-17's instead kept most of them at Clark so he could party with their officers and hit on their wives.

The New Guinea campaign was actually a masterpiece. He never lost an amphibious assault at a time when that was a synonym for epic disaster.

Then there was Inchon.

[Hugin]

Philippines in 41'-42' he was saddled with the incompetent Brereton in command of his Air Forces who when ordered to disperse the B-17's instead kept most of them at Clark so he could party with their officers and hit on their wives.

To quote the general himself, "If it's right at the top, it's right at the bottom."

Inchon was brilliant, but it was negated by his stubborn refusal to accept the reality presented to him by his intelligence officers that a half million Chinese were surrounding our troops.

[fungoking]

William Manchester, JFK's liberal speechwriter was nearly killed while serving as a Marine in WWll, wrote a MacArthur biography, American Caesar.
While no fan of MacArthur the person, he claimed that counting WWI, WWII, and Korea, no general gain as much territory with as little loss of life as MacArthur.
Manchester's MacArthur book and Goodbye Darkness, a book about his personal WWII experiences and overview of the Pacific campaign, are great reading.