unfortunately due to disabilities I don't travel much anymore but I get to live vicariously through videos like yours and other RUclipsrs that travel to historical places and Memorials.
We actually did a staff ride of the memorial for our officers and chiefs on my last ship. I think they both enjoyed it and learned a few things from it. Also there is a MacArthur display at the Pentagon where some artifacts are on display. Once again, outstanding job, thanks for sharing!
Yes. The MacArthur Corridor was dedicated to MacArthur by President Reagan and Defense Secretary Weinberger to Mrs. MacArthur in 1981. For the previous 15 years or so MacArthur fans were lobbying the Pentagon to dedicate a corridor to him like they did for Marshall, Eisenhower, and Bradley. For obvious reasons (and typical ridiculous drama that only MacArthur could achieve) there were a lot of Truman-biased reasons in the military and Congress for the pushback and they said MacArthur doesn't deserve the honor. Reagan and Weinberger (a former staffer for MacArthur) broke the deadlock in 1981 (I am pretty sure it was a random campaign promise to a devoted MacArthur fan by Reagan in 1980) and ever since then there is nothing the Pentagon or Congress or later Presidents can do to repeal that corridor hahah. Very, very prestigious honor and MacArthur completely deserves it. He is also honored in the Medal of Honor Corridor and his portrait is in the Army Chief of Staff Corridor. And from what I can tell when the public go to the Pentagon tour (which is so short and they don't really see much) they are always taken to the MacArthur Corridor and not the other generals' corridors because, seriously, his life and successes and failures are perfect for storytime by the tour guide and amongst the visitors there will be a spirited debate between the ones who love him and those who hate him. I think that prestigious MacArthur Leadership Awards (the winners all get really cool bronze busts of the General) by the U.S. Army since 1987 was started by Reagan and Weinberger for the same reasons. It is very cool seeing the Army Chief of Staff and very young junior officers smile and praise and remember MacArthur every year with the busts and ceremony.
Our middle school band director and booster club (parents) funded us to go to Norfolk from Atlanta around 1971 - 73 for a band convention. My first trip on an airplane. We were taken by bus to the MacArthur Memorial one day. I remember that 5-star hat prominently. In vague memory, it might have been in an exhibit window visible on the outside of the building. I recall it brightly lit, lower than eye level and up close.
I am sure you are 100% correct. Museums have realized that Artifacts through time need to be kept in low light and low humidity. But that is a more recent change.
Thank you so much for this tour. I had resided in the Hampton Roads area over seven years, many years ago, and had no idea that General and Mrs. MacArthur were entombed here, in this most impressive Memorial building and archive repository (and I wanted to kick myself really hard for not knowing this fact, as I am an Army veteran of many years). Your presentation here, along with all of James Zobel's and Amanda Williams' feature presentations here on RUclips and other social media sites offer such enrichment, that I am planning to make an extended visit back there to soak in as much archival information as I can manage to pack into my aging brain. Thank you, again, for this stellar presentation!
Very cool video and very cool historical gravesite which I never saw before. The burial spot reminds me of the I Eisenhower chapel in Abilene Kansas where Ike and Mamie Eisenhower are buried. Very similar set up! Have you guys been to the Eisenhower grave?
I have a several connections to General Douglas MacArthur. First, my Father was a WW II Veteran (may he rest in peace). I was born during the Korean War. Second, my Grandfather was named Arthur. And finally, my name is Douglas Arthur McLiverty, a US Army Lieutenant Colonel, also retired in Norfolk, Virginia. My Father admired General MacArthur. I remember he had a MacArthur for President campaign button. I was raised not far from West Point, across the Hudson River. Growing up the Vietnam War was raging and instead of going to West Point, I went to a state college. Eventually, I enlisted in the Army and worked my way up to Lieutenant Colonel. When my Father visited me in Norfolk, I took him to the MacArthur Memorial. I now volunteer on the Battleship Wisconsin, three blocks from the MacArthur Memorial. The WisKy is a sister ship of the Battleship Missouri. I recently visited the Memorial because in my tour I tell guests that General Douglas MacArthur accepted the surrender of Japan, where we begin the tour on the Wisconsin. I claim that the teak wood from the Missouri is in the MacArthur Memorial. Lo and behold, it was not a "sea story" the teak is actually there. Great job Jenn.
First of all, thank you and your father for serving our country. I have been wanting to ask questions about the USS Wisconsin having her final resting place being in Norfolk. Glad I can find somebody to ask now. Was the USS Wisconsin given to Norfolk because the MacArthur Memorial is in Norfolk and Douglas and his paternal family were from Wisconsin? I just believe it is way too coincidental if they gave the Wisconsin to Norfolk for Navy-only reasons. The USS Wisconsin being only a few hundred yards from the MacArthur Memorial is just perfect for MacArthur, symbolically, in so many ways.
@@nogoodnameleft The battleship Wisconsin operated out of Norfolk. So this was its home port. Plus it is too large to be taken to Wisconsin. Some of the battleships are in their home states. The Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Alabama, and Texas are home. The WisKy, mighty Mo, and Iowa are not in their home states. If you have any battleship questions, feel free to ask.
@@dougm5697 I still think MacArthur's Wisconsin connection had something to do with it. Wisconsin is where his father's family was from and MacArthur chose to be buried in the city that his mother was from. There were 3 other battleships that could have been at Norfolk and they made the decision to go with Wisconsin. The City of Norfolk owns and operates the MacArthur Memorial and they had a lot of power in making decisions for which battleship, considering Norfolk is like the HQ of the whole Navy.
I didn't know about this place. Certainly a museum to visit. The General has given an order, follow and subscribe to WWH. Love it. Priceless. TY Jenn. Cheers y'all.
Good video. Was there a few times in 71 through 73. I hope you get a chance to cover Cape Hatteras. A very historic placeand a great place to walk along the shore.
Absolutely we have a couple videos from down there. Graveyard of the Atlantic, Blackbeard at Ocracoke, and the Mystery of Carroll A. Deering!!! Thank you for watching.
As a South Korean, General MacArthur's history was very interesting. Even in Korea, the story of General MacArthur can be found at the Museums (like Incheon Landing Operation Memorial, the War Memorial of Korea, and the UN Peace Memorial Hall...etc) Thanks to General MacArthur for protecting S.Korea. And thank you so much for providing detailed information about the MacArthur Museum and American history. I clicked subscribe and like :)
Smart and brave man. With one big ego to deflate. A relative fought in the Philippines in 41. He took a forced tour of the country. He lived...to many did not.
Huge Ego. One of the reasons he got fired by Truman. But definitely the kind of man needed to do the job. It was a terrible loss of life WWII. Never forget. Thank you for watching.
Everybody always forgets MacArthur's service in WWI. Absolutely incredible. I dare everybody who calls him "Dugout Doug" to read about his WWI combat infantry service and still call him "Dugout Doug". He was also the ONLY 5 star General or Admiral in WWII (Bradley became a 5 star later in 1950) to not sit behind a desk and instead actually expose himself to combat. The Japanese almost killed MacArthur in an air raid in Dec 1941 on Corregidor for example. The bombs exploded only 10 feet from where he stood. "Dugout Doug"? HAHA
@@nogoodnameleft indeed my grandfather was in WW1 NOT FAR from McArthur. He was gased. Hazards of being the soldier. Both relatives said if thay could have dug alittle deeper, thay would have been home.
You cannot be a successful commander in combat on that level without ego. You are talking about issuing orders and moving huge numbers of men, ships, and planes at high risk. You better have ego. It's not a job for the faint at heart, blushing flowers, or those lacking in self-confidence. The Inchon landing was brilliant.
@@davidb2206 He was one of the greatest humans in world history I think. I think he was the greatest American military servicemember in history. He was the only man to serve as general in WW1, WW2, and the Korean War. Incredible. He would have won the Nobel Peace Prize for what he did for Japan after WWII if not for what Truman and Marshall had done to him in Korea (they completely set him up for failure and expected him to just take it and "lose the war/stalemate the war like WWI style trench warfare with grace"). Truman/Marshall I also believed did it to hurt MacArthur's retirement years. They both hated him so much. It is funny how all the MacArthur critics whine about him being "paranoid" about the politicians and other generals/admirals scheming to stab him in the back but then when you read the historical record all those people really did scheme to stab him in the back ever since the 1910s when he worked in the War Department up to Korea. They hated him so much but couldn't get rid of him because he was amazing and he smartly established a PR machine to help counter lies and propaganda from those politicians and other generals who wanted him gone. They kind of did succeed in removing him in 1935 after he finished his tenure as Army Chief of Staff and FDR sent him out to the Philippines with Eisenhower. He retired in 1937 from the U.S. Army and planned on living in Manila for the rest of his life and, well, WWII happened haha.
Wow! I learned so much. I had no idea he was buried there. Thank you so much for this tour, Jenn. As always, you did a fabulous job. This man was a true hero, the kind we rarely see today. He was vital to these wars and we all owe our thanks to him.
"What's that, General MacArthur?? Subscribe to Walk With History?" 🤣🤣 I'm a RUclips junkie, and that has to be right up there with some of the best requests to subscribe to a channel I've seen 😂 love it!
I wanted to go here so bad when I was in Norfolk. After this video, I really want to go! The rotunda is beautiful. Thanks again for another fun Walk With History!
This lady is incredibly knowledgeable and did a terrific job of preparation. Well done! General MacArthur was correct in Korea. I believe the nation missed a great opportunity in not electing Gen. MacArthur as president in the 1950's instead of Eisenhower. Gen. MacArthur would have been brilliant at it, with a much stronger national defense and resistance against communism -- still with us today.
Yes. Absolutely. It is terrible how one-sided and Truman-biased the whole Yalu disaster in the Korean War is reported in "mainstream history". Truman, DOD Secretary Marshall, and JCS Chairman Bradley all ordered MacArthur to cross the 38th parallel and told him to win the war. When MacArthur gave him a plan to win he instead made MacArthur the scapegoat and humiliated him. Truman fans claim that MacArthur told Truman, Marshall, and Bradley in Wake Island that the Chinese were not going to invade. The dirty little secret is Wake Island was a setup to blame MacArthur if the Yalu campaign ended in failure. MacArthur said exactly what Truman, Marshall, Bradley, and the CIA had told him and he was not asked a question or challenged at all when he gave them his opinion. He also made sure to tell them that that is based on his very limited intelligence. The Pentagon and CIA were responsible for spying in Beijing and Moscow. MacArthur was banned by Truman from sending a single reconnaissance plane north of the Yalu River!!! How was MacArthur supposed to know anything about Chinese intentions or manpower? CIA on the day of the November offensive confirmed to Truman and MacArthur that "the Chinese will not invade". Like MacArthur said later, the Truman State Department had a bunch of Soviet/Chinese spies and they told Mao that MacArthur can't bomb Chinese territory. MacArthur said that at Wake Island he was not told by anybody there that if China invades Korea that he will not be able to bomb Chinese troops or Chinese bases in Manchuria. He suspects that spies in DC told Stalin and Mao this RoE. Shockingly nobody told him at Wake about the "no bombing China" RoE if Chinese troops start killing Americans
@@nogoodnameleft Exactly. I believe the spies -- either directly or through the British who were copied on everything -- leaked the Joint Chiefs' actual orders to MacArthur prohibiting him from bombing at or across the Yalu. This is the only way that Mao would have risked his armies (and long supply chain) across the Yalu, because Gen. Mac would naturally have cut them off completely and destroyed them all ... as any good commander would. We were sold out and betrayed. Gen. Mac was right. Truman was a disaster in Korea and set the wrong precedent ... a defeatist and compromising precedent that led directly to a repeat disaster in Vietnam.
@@nogoodnameleft This is also how we know that Senator McCarthy was right: There WERE communists within the U.S. government. FBI Director Hoover identified some of them in his book at the time. They were also in Hollywood and the universities, just as they are today. This is why the left today has to continue attacking the reputation of Senator McCarthy, trying to turn his name into some kind of epithet in the media and with students: Because he was right!
@@davidb2206 Same thing like the loss of China was a real thing. Truman gave Manchuria, northern Korea, and Port Arthur to Mao and Stalin in 1945. He also gave Mao leftover Lend-Lease weapons and gave Mao captured Japanese weapons. He refused to give these weapons to the Kuomintang. Truman drew the 38th Parallel as the division line also! Why are we not allowed to talk about the loss of China? Truman screwed up so badly there if he had no idea what his communist infested State Department was doing in China. Marshall's China mission was a disaster. George Marshall literally called Mao "a humble agrarian reformer" haha! Marshall slapped an ARMS EMBARGO on the Kuomintang from 1946-47!!!
We didn’t say that the confederacy surrendered there…it was the city of norfolk that surrendered to the union at that location. We’ve been to Appomattox and have a couple videos from there. 😉 Thanks for watching! 😁
He should of been court marshaled for his inept handling, of the Philippines. He wasted more war materials then he should of. And he criticized the Australia units in his command. Then took credit for what other people did. You should look at Nimitz grave and see who he is buried by. Then ask why is that. Maybe real heroes don’t need monuments and parades.
Court martialed for what? Trying his best when FDR and Marshall abandoned the Philippines long before Dec 1941? Nimitz was a REMF who excelled at meatgrinders while MacArthur exposed himself to hostile fire at the frontlines over and over again and he lost less men from June 1942 to Sept 1945 than Nimitz in the same time and he lost less men in 39 months than another REMF named Ike lost in THREE WEEKS at the Battle of the Bulge. Mac was the only Allied commander able to successfully stop and delay the Japanese for 5 months. The other Allies failed within days or weeks in Singapore, Malaya, Dutch East Indies, and Burma. Also the airmen at Clark Field were not in his chain of command because he was not a USAAF General. He could not order a private airman to move a plane a single inch. Brereton was the only one who could do that and he REFUSED to move the planes to a southern base. Most of Brereton's airmen were drunk and hungover too. Not MacArthur's fault. MacArthur was a hero and the best American servicemember in history.
Learned so much about a great man because of you. Thank you
unfortunately due to disabilities I don't travel much anymore but I get to live vicariously through videos like yours and other RUclipsrs that travel to historical places and Memorials.
Thank you for that feedback. 😊 I’m so glad that we can contribute to our community that way. 😁
Binge watching your channel. So much information. It’s amazing.
Thank you!!! 😁
We actually did a staff ride of the memorial for our officers and chiefs on my last ship. I think they both enjoyed it and learned a few things from it. Also there is a MacArthur display at the Pentagon where some artifacts are on display. Once again, outstanding job, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for watching and for all the info!!! I had no idea there was a display at the Pentagon.
Yes. The MacArthur Corridor was dedicated to MacArthur by President Reagan and Defense Secretary Weinberger to Mrs. MacArthur in 1981. For the previous 15 years or so MacArthur fans were lobbying the Pentagon to dedicate a corridor to him like they did for Marshall, Eisenhower, and Bradley. For obvious reasons (and typical ridiculous drama that only MacArthur could achieve) there were a lot of Truman-biased reasons in the military and Congress for the pushback and they said MacArthur doesn't deserve the honor. Reagan and Weinberger (a former staffer for MacArthur) broke the deadlock in 1981 (I am pretty sure it was a random campaign promise to a devoted MacArthur fan by Reagan in 1980) and ever since then there is nothing the Pentagon or Congress or later Presidents can do to repeal that corridor hahah. Very, very prestigious honor and MacArthur completely deserves it. He is also honored in the Medal of Honor Corridor and his portrait is in the Army Chief of Staff Corridor. And from what I can tell when the public go to the Pentagon tour (which is so short and they don't really see much) they are always taken to the MacArthur Corridor and not the other generals' corridors because, seriously, his life and successes and failures are perfect for storytime by the tour guide and amongst the visitors there will be a spirited debate between the ones who love him and those who hate him.
I think that prestigious MacArthur Leadership Awards (the winners all get really cool bronze busts of the General) by the U.S. Army since 1987 was started by Reagan and Weinberger for the same reasons. It is very cool seeing the Army Chief of Staff and very young junior officers smile and praise and remember MacArthur every year with the busts and ceremony.
Our middle school band director and booster club (parents) funded us to go to Norfolk from Atlanta around 1971 - 73 for a band convention. My first trip on an airplane. We were taken by bus to the MacArthur Memorial one day. I remember that 5-star hat prominently. In vague memory, it might have been in an exhibit window visible on the outside of the building. I recall it brightly lit, lower than eye level and up close.
I am sure you are 100% correct. Museums have realized that Artifacts through time need to be kept in low light and low humidity. But that is a more recent change.
This was awesome. I really enjoyed seeing the museum. And love those paper cranes
Thank you so much for all your support. I hope you like the cranes ;) bc I sent you some for Christmas 🎄 ♥️
Thank you so much for this tour. I had resided in the Hampton Roads area over seven years, many years ago, and had no idea that General and Mrs. MacArthur were entombed here, in this most impressive Memorial building and archive repository (and I wanted to kick myself really hard for not knowing this fact, as I am an Army veteran of many years). Your presentation here, along with all of James Zobel's and Amanda Williams' feature presentations here on RUclips and other social media sites offer such enrichment, that I am planning to make an extended visit back there to soak in as much archival information as I can manage to pack into my aging brain. Thank you, again, for this stellar presentation!
Glad you liked it and thank you for the kind words. 😊
Very cool video and very cool historical gravesite which I never saw before. The burial spot reminds me of the I Eisenhower chapel in Abilene Kansas where Ike and Mamie Eisenhower are buried. Very similar set up! Have you guys been to the Eisenhower grave?
Thank you as always for the support!!! We have not been to the Eisenhower grave/Library but it is definitely a place we want to visit!!
I have a several connections to General Douglas MacArthur. First, my Father was a WW II Veteran (may he rest in peace). I was born during the Korean War. Second, my Grandfather was named Arthur. And finally, my name is Douglas Arthur McLiverty, a US Army Lieutenant Colonel, also retired in Norfolk, Virginia. My Father admired General MacArthur. I remember he had a MacArthur for President campaign button. I was raised not far from West Point, across the Hudson River. Growing up the Vietnam War was raging and instead of going to West Point, I went to a state college. Eventually, I enlisted in the Army and worked my way up to Lieutenant Colonel. When my Father visited me in Norfolk, I took him to the MacArthur Memorial. I now volunteer on the Battleship Wisconsin, three blocks from the MacArthur Memorial. The WisKy is a sister ship of the Battleship Missouri. I recently visited the Memorial because in my tour I tell guests that General Douglas MacArthur accepted the surrender of Japan, where we begin the tour on the Wisconsin. I claim that the teak wood from the Missouri is in the MacArthur Memorial. Lo and behold, it was not a "sea story" the teak is actually there. Great job Jenn.
Wow. What a connection. Thank you for sharing and for joining the Walk with History community!!! I have to get over to the Wisconsin for a tour!!
First of all, thank you and your father for serving our country.
I have been wanting to ask questions about the USS Wisconsin having her final resting place being in Norfolk. Glad I can find somebody to ask now. Was the USS Wisconsin given to Norfolk because the MacArthur Memorial is in Norfolk and Douglas and his paternal family were from Wisconsin? I just believe it is way too coincidental if they gave the Wisconsin to Norfolk for Navy-only reasons. The USS Wisconsin being only a few hundred yards from the MacArthur Memorial is just perfect for MacArthur, symbolically, in so many ways.
@@nogoodnameleft The battleship Wisconsin operated out of Norfolk. So this was its home port. Plus it is too large to be taken to Wisconsin. Some of the battleships are in their home states. The Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Alabama, and Texas are home. The WisKy, mighty Mo, and Iowa are not in their home states.
If you have any battleship questions, feel free to ask.
@@dougm5697 I still think MacArthur's Wisconsin connection had something to do with it. Wisconsin is where his father's family was from and MacArthur chose to be buried in the city that his mother was from. There were 3 other battleships that could have been at Norfolk and they made the decision to go with Wisconsin. The City of Norfolk owns and operates the MacArthur Memorial and they had a lot of power in making decisions for which battleship, considering Norfolk is like the HQ of the whole Navy.
I didn't know about this place. Certainly a museum to visit.
The General has given an order, follow and subscribe to WWH. Love it. Priceless. TY Jenn. Cheers y'all.
Thank you as always for all the support.
Good virtual tour! I felt as if I were there. Thank you for sharing this nice video!
Thank you for watching!!!
And welcome to the Walk with History community.
Good video. Was there a few times in 71 through 73. I hope you get a chance to cover Cape Hatteras. A very historic placeand a great place to walk along the shore.
Absolutely we have a couple videos from down there. Graveyard of the Atlantic, Blackbeard at Ocracoke, and the Mystery of Carroll A. Deering!!! Thank you for watching.
As a South Korean, General MacArthur's history was very interesting.
Even in Korea, the story of General MacArthur can be found at the Museums (like Incheon Landing Operation Memorial, the War Memorial of Korea, and the UN Peace Memorial Hall...etc) Thanks to General MacArthur for protecting S.Korea.
And thank you so much for providing detailed information about the MacArthur Museum and American history. I clicked subscribe and like :)
Neat! Thank you for sharing that. 😊
Smart and brave man. With one big ego to deflate. A relative fought in the Philippines in 41. He took a forced tour of the country. He lived...to many did not.
Huge Ego. One of the reasons he got fired by Truman. But definitely the kind of man needed to do the job. It was a terrible loss of life WWII. Never forget. Thank you for watching.
Everybody always forgets MacArthur's service in WWI. Absolutely incredible. I dare everybody who calls him "Dugout Doug" to read about his WWI combat infantry service and still call him "Dugout Doug". He was also the ONLY 5 star General or Admiral in WWII (Bradley became a 5 star later in 1950) to not sit behind a desk and instead actually expose himself to combat. The Japanese almost killed MacArthur in an air raid in Dec 1941 on Corregidor for example. The bombs exploded only 10 feet from where he stood. "Dugout Doug"? HAHA
@@nogoodnameleft indeed my grandfather was in WW1 NOT FAR from McArthur. He was gased. Hazards of being the soldier. Both relatives said if thay could have dug alittle deeper, thay would have been home.
You cannot be a successful commander in combat on that level without ego. You are talking about issuing orders and moving huge numbers of men, ships, and planes at high risk. You better have ego. It's not a job for the faint at heart, blushing flowers, or those lacking in self-confidence. The Inchon landing was brilliant.
@@davidb2206 He was one of the greatest humans in world history I think. I think he was the greatest American military servicemember in history. He was the only man to serve as general in WW1, WW2, and the Korean War. Incredible. He would have won the Nobel Peace Prize for what he did for Japan after WWII if not for what Truman and Marshall had done to him in Korea (they completely set him up for failure and expected him to just take it and "lose the war/stalemate the war like WWI style trench warfare with grace"). Truman/Marshall I also believed did it to hurt MacArthur's retirement years. They both hated him so much. It is funny how all the MacArthur critics whine about him being "paranoid" about the politicians and other generals/admirals scheming to stab him in the back but then when you read the historical record all those people really did scheme to stab him in the back ever since the 1910s when he worked in the War Department up to Korea. They hated him so much but couldn't get rid of him because he was amazing and he smartly established a PR machine to help counter lies and propaganda from those politicians and other generals who wanted him gone. They kind of did succeed in removing him in 1935 after he finished his tenure as Army Chief of Staff and FDR sent him out to the Philippines with Eisenhower. He retired in 1937 from the U.S. Army and planned on living in Manila for the rest of his life and, well, WWII happened haha.
Wow! I learned so much. I had no idea he was buried there. Thank you so much for this tour, Jenn. As always, you did a fabulous job. This man was a true hero, the kind we rarely see today. He was vital to these wars and we all owe our thanks to him.
Thank you so much for all the support. He was a true American.
"What's that, General MacArthur?? Subscribe to Walk With History?" 🤣🤣 I'm a RUclips junkie, and that has to be right up there with some of the best requests to subscribe to a channel I've seen 😂 love it!
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I wanted to go here so bad when I was in Norfolk. After this video, I really want to go! The rotunda is beautiful. Thanks again for another fun Walk With History!
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This lady is incredibly knowledgeable and did a terrific job of preparation. Well done! General MacArthur was correct in Korea. I believe the nation missed a great opportunity in not electing Gen. MacArthur as president in the 1950's instead of Eisenhower. Gen. MacArthur would have been brilliant at it, with a much stronger national defense and resistance against communism -- still with us today.
Thank you for your support. I really appreciate it.
Yes. Absolutely. It is terrible how one-sided and Truman-biased the whole Yalu disaster in the Korean War is reported in "mainstream history". Truman, DOD Secretary Marshall, and JCS Chairman Bradley all ordered MacArthur to cross the 38th parallel and told him to win the war. When MacArthur gave him a plan to win he instead made MacArthur the scapegoat and humiliated him. Truman fans claim that MacArthur told Truman, Marshall, and Bradley in Wake Island that the Chinese were not going to invade. The dirty little secret is Wake Island was a setup to blame MacArthur if the Yalu campaign ended in failure. MacArthur said exactly what Truman, Marshall, Bradley, and the CIA had told him and he was not asked a question or challenged at all when he gave them his opinion. He also made sure to tell them that that is based on his very limited intelligence. The Pentagon and CIA were responsible for spying in Beijing and Moscow. MacArthur was banned by Truman from sending a single reconnaissance plane north of the Yalu River!!! How was MacArthur supposed to know anything about Chinese intentions or manpower? CIA on the day of the November offensive confirmed to Truman and MacArthur that "the Chinese will not invade".
Like MacArthur said later, the Truman State Department had a bunch of Soviet/Chinese spies and they told Mao that MacArthur can't bomb Chinese territory. MacArthur said that at Wake Island he was not told by anybody there that if China invades Korea that he will not be able to bomb Chinese troops or Chinese bases in Manchuria. He suspects that spies in DC told Stalin and Mao this RoE. Shockingly nobody told him at Wake about the "no bombing China" RoE if Chinese troops start killing Americans
@@nogoodnameleft Exactly. I believe the spies -- either directly or through the British who were copied on everything -- leaked the Joint Chiefs' actual orders to MacArthur prohibiting him from bombing at or across the Yalu. This is the only way that Mao would have risked his armies (and long supply chain) across the Yalu, because Gen. Mac would naturally have cut them off completely and destroyed them all ... as any good commander would. We were sold out and betrayed. Gen. Mac was right. Truman was a disaster in Korea and set the wrong precedent ... a defeatist and compromising precedent that led directly to a repeat disaster in Vietnam.
@@nogoodnameleft This is also how we know that Senator McCarthy was right: There WERE communists within the U.S. government. FBI Director Hoover identified some of them in his book at the time. They were also in Hollywood and the universities, just as they are today. This is why the left today has to continue attacking the reputation of Senator McCarthy, trying to turn his name into some kind of epithet in the media and with students: Because he was right!
@@davidb2206 Same thing like the loss of China was a real thing. Truman gave Manchuria, northern Korea, and Port Arthur to Mao and Stalin in 1945. He also gave Mao leftover Lend-Lease weapons and gave Mao captured Japanese weapons. He refused to give these weapons to the Kuomintang. Truman drew the 38th Parallel as the division line also! Why are we not allowed to talk about the loss of China? Truman screwed up so badly there if he had no idea what his communist infested State Department was doing in China. Marshall's China mission was a disaster. George Marshall literally called Mao "a humble agrarian reformer" haha! Marshall slapped an ARMS EMBARGO on the Kuomintang from 1946-47!!!
Correction three of the generals material uncles fought for the confederacy
Thank you for that update!! And for watching.
The Confederacy did NOT surrender there, they surrendered in Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 1865.
We didn’t say that the confederacy surrendered there…it was the city of norfolk that surrendered to the union at that location.
We’ve been to Appomattox and have a couple videos from there. 😉
Thanks for watching! 😁
He should of been court marshaled for his inept handling, of the Philippines. He wasted more war materials then he should of. And he criticized the Australia units in his command. Then took credit for what other people did. You should look at Nimitz grave and see who he is buried by. Then ask why is that. Maybe real heroes don’t need monuments and parades.
He was and still is very controversial. Thank you for watching.
Court martialed for what? Trying his best when FDR and Marshall abandoned the Philippines long before Dec 1941? Nimitz was a REMF who excelled at meatgrinders while MacArthur exposed himself to hostile fire at the frontlines over and over again and he lost less men from June 1942 to Sept 1945 than Nimitz in the same time and he lost less men in 39 months than another REMF named Ike lost in THREE WEEKS at the Battle of the Bulge. Mac was the only Allied commander able to successfully stop and delay the Japanese for 5 months. The other Allies failed within days or weeks in Singapore, Malaya, Dutch East Indies, and Burma. Also the airmen at Clark Field were not in his chain of command because he was not a USAAF General. He could not order a private airman to move a plane a single inch. Brereton was the only one who could do that and he REFUSED to move the planes to a southern base. Most of Brereton's airmen were drunk and hungover too. Not MacArthur's fault.
MacArthur was a hero and the best American servicemember in history.