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MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
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The Japanese were pushing their attack on the Philippine Islands and the US Army was retreating towards the Batan Penisular. They were completely cut off. The only hope was for the US Navy to send ships to rescue them. However, the Navy was still suffering from the attack at Pearl Harbor. No forces were available to send. So MacArthur was ordered to leave. His capture would have been very demoralizing to the US war effort and the soldiers who served under him and in other areas of the Pacific theater.
It should be noted that MacArthur was ordered out by President Roosevelt and seriously considered resigning his commission and disobeying the order rather than leave.
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MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
MacArthur received orders from Washington directing him to Australia.
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General Douglas MacArthur. When he was forced to leave the Philippines for his own safety during the invasion of Bataan, he said "I will return." Then, when he went back to free the American soldiers trapped in camps, he said, "People of the Philippines, I have returned."
During World War 2, General Douglas MacArthur developed the strategy of island hopping. He would capture certain islands. The Americans would use those islands to get closer to their goal. He would leave Japanese troops on the other islands. He would not waste American lives trying to capture those islands. The objective was to get close enough to Japan to establish bomber bases capable of dropping bombs on Japan.
General MacArthur commanded the infantry and Calvary to drive the Bonus marchers out of the capital. The belongings and shelters of the Bonus Army were burned.
During World War 2, General Douglas MacArthur developed the strategy of island hopping. He would capture certain islands. The Americans would use those islands to get closer to their goal. He would leave Japanese troops on the other islands. He would not waste American lives trying to capture those islands. The objective was to get close enough to Japan to establish bomber bases capable of dropping bombs on Japan.
i think he doesn't want to be an outcast to everyone else
General Douglas MacArthur made the famous statement "I shall return" when forced to leave the Philippines during World War II.
general Douglas MacArthur
general Douglas MacArthur