With breakers smashing into the darkened hulk of Corregidor Island behind them, the passengers and crew of Motor Torpedo Boat PT-41 strained their eyes, simultaneously looking for the Japanese Navy and holding down the onset of sea-sickness. For one man on the boat, the “retching” feeling was not necessarily caused by the choppy seas. In General Douglas MacArthur’s case, the tight knot in his stomach was due to the men and women he was leaving behind in the Philippine Islands on that cold night in March 1942. General of the Army MacArthur was one of World War II’s most controversial figures; by the end of the war, he was a leader of both stunning triumphs and terrible defeats. Only days after his harrowing escape from the Japanese on PT-41, he announced to a crowd in Australia, “I came through, and I shall return!” In this video, Mr. Walter Borneman presents his lecture entitled, “Macarthur at War: World War II in the Pacific.” Borneman discusses the war from a MacArthur-centric point of view, paying particular attention to the myths and realities surrounding his method of command.
Prior to the raid on Pearl Harbor, the career of Douglas MacArthur was unknown to most. By the end of 1942, however, General MacArthur was a national hero. In his lecture, Mr. Borneman discusses MacArthur’s relationships with the President and other senior commanders, his work on developing combined operations, and the men he chose for his staff. MacArthur, and the war he fought, are brought to life, illustrating why Douglas MacArthur remains one of the most intriguing military leaders of the twentieth century.
Lecture Date: May 4, 2017
Length: 63 Minutes
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