General Douglas Macarthur: A True War Hero

Douglas Macarthur was an extraordinary soldier. He was born in a military base, and throughout his teenage years he grew up and graduated at a military base. He also became a american general who commanded the SE pacific during world war 2. He also saw allied occupation of postwar Japan (from pearl harbor) which led the United nations to the korean war. Most importantly he will be remembered as one of the best American leaders.

General MacArthur was the leader of the allied forces in the pacific southwest during the duration of WWII. When the Korean War broke out and North Korea invaded South Korea he was assigned commander of the United States Forces. While he was in charge during the war some say he was a genius for his defeats. “As U.S. and United Nations forces turned the tide of battle in Korea, MacArthur argued for a policy of pushing into North Korea to completely defeat the communist forces. Truman went along with this plan, but worried that the communist government of the People’s Republic of China might take the invasion as a hostile act and intervene in the conflict ("Truman Relieves MacArthur,")”. However, his victories were short lived once China entered the war, causing him to withdraw his troops from North Korea. By April 1951 the military was stable but General MacArthur could not keep his opinions to

This allegation was like declaring leprosy at the time. In response to the accusation, Truman took a strong stance on communism by sending troops to Korea when communist North Korea invaded democratic South Korea. He originally just wanted to restore South Korea but MacArthur, the commander of the UN forces, convinced him that he could conqueror North Korea quickly. Soon after Truman changed his mind back to restoring antebellum; however, MacArthur would not listen. MacArthur took his opinion public and Truman acted accordingly by firing him for insubordination. The Korean War ultimately resulted how Truman initially desired, the containment of communism. Unfortunately, many American soldiers lost their lives in what would have been a shorter war had Truman stuck to his policy of containment.

However, given the circumstances, Truman’s methods of dealing with Asia were principally justified. To start, it is commonly argued that the United States should have interfered in the Chinese civil war, as the KMT’s defeat marked a new, large communist threat. Admittedly, if the US had sufficient resources to ensure halt of communism in both Europe and Asia, this would have been a logical decision. However, the US did not have these capabilities, so it came down to a matter of priority. Reallocation of resources to both Asia and Europe could have been a potentially dangerous move, as both fronts could be lost from resources being spread too thin. At any rate, Truman came to the conclusion that European recovery was a higher priority for US funds. His judgement proved to be equitable as the US had great success in deterring communist expansion past eastern-Europe. Additionally, in Asia Truman had to deal with the Korean War, which had been declared as a surprise invasion. Having to act decisively, Truman pledged Douglas MacArthur in command of the US troops. After losing a large amount of ground in South Korea, MacArthur launched a counteroffensive and managed to push back the North Koreans to the 38th parallel (default border). After a botched attempt at invading North Korea due to the intervention of China, a stalemate was reached at the 38th parallel. Republicans condemned Truman for failing to achieve a military

I believe that Truman did the right thing in dismissing General Douglas MacArthur. Although a war hero respected by millions of Americans, MacArthur took charge of the U.S forces during the Korean War and made several mistakes due to his impulsiveness and egotistical mindset. MacArthur continuously insulted President Truman’s policy to the press, as well as ignored advice from superiors. MacArthur abused his title as a war hero and did whatever he wanted due to his narcissism, disrespecting those politically above him. After recapturing Seoul, the capital of South Korea, during the Korean War, he pursued the North Korean forces all the way to the Chinese border by Yalu River, despite being cautioned. This resulted in being surprised by thousands

Dwight grew up in a poor family he was the 3rd son out of 7. He was known as a devout mennonite, pacifist, and a young ike. As a child he won an appointment to the U.S military academy at west point in new york. He graduated in the middle of his class in 1915. He got stationed at san antonio, texas as a second lieutenant. While he was there he met this girl her name was Mamie Geneva they got married in 1916 and while they were married they had 2 sons Doud Dwight which died of scarlet fever as a small child (age 3). And the other son's name was John.

The morning of August 15, 1945, Americans rejoiced as World War II came to an end after Japan had been bombed twice by atomic bombs which completely decimated the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Most people know this would be the only nuclear attack ever made in history, but what people do not know would be who created these nuclear weapons, and how they created them. The Manhattan Project, created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, included the most brilliant scientists of all time. The President created this project because he obtained information that Germany could possibly create a nuclear weapon. Essentially, this project began working on the idea because the

      When China entered the Korean war, the United States had much control over the land around the Yalu River. The main objective of China was to eliminate the

Arguably, the numerous political and militant events mean that it is possible to state that the Korean War was infact a success for the USA, with events such as the Inchon Landings, and the pushing back of the opposing forces to the 38th Parallel. However, it can be equally argued that it was a Military failure, with the most obvious example being the retreat following the Dragon Attacks. Similarly, the complex political nature of this war also means that success is debatable, for example, the anti – communist paranoia and the decision to introduce General McArthur.

which weakened the North Koreans on top of the blockaded supply line. After Inchon was destroyed, United States ground forces moved upwards. On September 25th of 1950, the North Koreans took back Seoul so the United States released an air raid on the North Koreans. By October 7th, the Unites States Forces crossed the pre-war border. The North Koreans were pushed up close to the Chinese border when China threatened to send troops into Korea. MacArthur had similar ideals as Senator Joseph McCarthy in that they felt that the US was being too soft on communism and needed to do more about it (Mattingly). So when China threatened to send troops in, MacArthur thought that China was bluffing and

President Truman wanted there to be peace between North and South Korea. All he wanted was to restore peace. MacArthur’s thought his plan was a good plan, he didn’t think China would interfere and china didn’t want to be involved; he believed his plan was flawless and would not get the Chinese army into the war. he was relieved from his duties as general by President Truman not long after. President Truman assigned General Douglas MacArthur as the leader of the UN troops. Truman didn't want the Chinese to want to join the war in any way. He told MacArthur to stay away from the Chinese border in all circumstances.

He knows that, with the memory of the bloodshed and loss of World War Two not far from their minds, many could be reluctant to march to war yet again. But instead of shy away from this fact, he makes this concession to the men, saying that, “The soldier, above all others, prays for peace...for he must bear the deepest wounds of war” (MacArthur). The General knows that to ignore this sentiment of the soldiers would be to lose their faith entirely. The government was far from eager to leap into conflict again, but believed that fighting against communism wherever it surfaced was crucial to stopping it, and so they played on the nascent fear of Russia in order to justify the wars in Korea and Vietnam (The Cold War Museum). MacArthur relies also on the patriotism of the American soldiers and their pride in their country to push them to fight. He tells the cadets that they, “stand as the Nation's war guardian, as its lifeguard from the raging tides of international conflict, as its gladiator in the arena of battle” (MacArthur). With American sentiments strong after World War 2, MacArthur trusts that their pride in country and sense of duty will be strong enough to push them into combat. MacArthur also knows that the men have pride not only in their country, but

In April 1951, the president, Truman removed, Macarthur from his command after he threatened to bomb China in defiance of truman’s war policy. Truman feared that an escalation of fighting with china would draw the Soviet Union into the Korean war. With Macarthur's dismissal it set off a brief uproar among the american public but, truman remained committed to keeping the conflict in Korea a limited war.

The General Norman Schwarzkopf had been hired in the US army since the time of the Vietnam war and he

From the moment their invasion began, NKPA experienced success against the UN forces, led by the United States and sent in to assist the South Korean Army. However, UN troops, all of which were now under the command of General MacArthur, were literally overwhelmed at the onslaught of the well-equipped and experienced NKPA. By the end of July, UN forces had been driven into a small area in the southeast portion of the Korean Pennisula around the Port of Pusan (present day Busan). With the NKPA at their front, and the Sea of Japan at their back, UN forces were in dire straight and running out of options. Only the visionary mind of General MacArthur conceptualizing and executing Operation Chromite could avoid a military disaster and save South Korea.