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General MacArthur wanted to bomb China and President Truman did not agree. It was settled when the President basically fired General MacArthur.
General MacArthur interfered with political decisions of President Truman
1951
General Douglas MacArthur. Wikipedia has a very good article on him. True. General Douglas MacArthur accused Truman of preventing him from bombing supply depots.
General MacArthur was defiant of President Truman's philosophy of containment in the Korean conflict so President Truman relieved him of his command in Korea on April 10th, 1951.
general macArthur was not willing to invade North Korea A+
General MacArthur was a bad boy and ignored President Truman's orders. So Truman gave MacArthur the choice to either resign or be fired.
Douglas MacArthur. Gen Douglas MacArthur wanted to use the atom bomb in the war, and he did not like to take orders from President Truman, so President Truman dismissed him.
President Harry Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War (1950 - 1953), just as President Abraham Lincoln fired General George McClellan during the USA Civil War (1861 - 1865).
General Douglas MacArthur was removed by US President Harry S Truman as commander of the UN forces in Korea for insubordination on April 11, 1951.
First was General Douglas MacArthur and later General Matthew Rodgeway
It was General Douglas MacArthur, until relieved of command and replaced by General Matthew Ridgeway.