Maihafer's description is surely accurate: Ridgway had just been informed that President Truman had relieved General MacArthur, and that he was now in charge of the war in Korea. As difficult as ...

General Douglas MacArthur, 1905. Library of Congress. Douglas MacArthur lived his entire life, from cradle to grave, in the United States Army. He spent his early years in remote sections of New ...

Goodbye to Bataan. The siege of Bataan was 53 days old when General MacArthur got his orders to leave last February 22. The orders came from President Roosevelt, who had heeded the plea of ...