@Ornate Orator its a tragedy he died so early. In the breif time he was in office he was probably one of if not the best president the US ever had. I mean, he was instrumental to saving the world in the cuban missle crisis
General Douglas MacArthur's rational leadership of Japan following the Japanese surrender, allowed Japan to become the economic powerhouse it is today.
Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that his father's full name was Arthur McArthur Jr, and his grandfather's name was also Arthur McArthur... This was one creative family when it came to naming their offspring.
His big brother also named Arthur MacArthur. That big bro's first son was another Arthur MacArthur. Then they died far before MacArthur. When he was quite old, MacArthur's 2nd wife gave birth to his first and only son: Arthur MacArthur IV. After MacArthur got his son, he proclaimed to his brother's sons: "Your mission was to produce Arthur MacArthur IV. Since you fail, it was up to me to accomplish that! Mission accomplished!" CMIIW, I think I read it in William Manchester's book "American Caesar."
He was THE face of america for the Philippines. Even after the war, he was the idealized american; brave, brilliant, and a promise-keeper. My country was almost bypassed by the US armed forces and would've probably endured oppression and massacres until the actual surrender of Imperial Japan. His insistence on invading saved tens of thousands of american and filipino POWs and civilians.
Pat Aherne That was the Manila Massacre you're talking about I believe, the americans weren't able to get to the capial that quickly since they started from places in Visayas and Mindanao ( the two lower landforms under Luzon which contains Manila) and the japanese saw it coming so they massacred 100,000 people so that when the americans get there, there was nothing to save. Manila was to be rebuilt under President Manuel Roxas to have a debt to the USA of $600 Million USD in the order of the Parity Rights. That was called the Manila Restoration Program.
If MacArthur had done his job to defend the Philippines properly in 1941, there wouldn't been a need to re-take the Philippines at great costs to the Filipinos and Americans years later. MacArthur was appointed Field Marshal of the Philippines 5 years before the Japanese invaded. He had time to know the country and train up an army. General Marshall shipped him two armored battalions consisting of 108 M3 Stuart tanks form San Francisco 3 months before the Japanese invasion. He had more tanks than the Japanese invasion force. He just didn't know how to make use of his superiority in armor. He had 35 B17s, the most advanced bombers at the time, and 107 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighters. Radar was installed at Iba Field airbase and it did give him early warning of approaching Japanese planes on the day the Japanese attacked. Pearl Harbor had also given him ample warning to expect incoming Japanese attacks. Despite all these, he still got caught and failed to lead his men to expel an inferior Japanese invasion force. Any other general would have been dismissed for incompetence but MacArthur had good connection to the US military hierarchy and got away with it.
Kennedy: What should I do about Vietnam? MacArthur: Stay out of Vietnam. Me: Now I understand the meaning of old Generals fading away. Even their of advice are forgotten.
My favorite quote of his "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent."
MacArthur's speech when returning to the Philippines: "People of the Philippines I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil - soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come, dedicated and committed, to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring, upon a foundation of indestructible, strength, the liberties of your people. The hour of your redemption is here. Your patriots have demonstrated an unswerving and resolute devotion to the principles of freedom that challenges the best that is written on the pages of human history. I now call upon your supreme effort that the enemy may know from the temper of an aroused and outraged people within that he has a force there to contend with no less violent than is the force committed from without. Rally to me. Let the indomitable spirit of Bataan and Corregidor lead on. As the lines of battle roll forward to bring you within the zone of operations, rise and strike. Strike at every favorable opportunity. For your homes and hearths, strike! For future generations of your sons and daughters, strike! In the name of your sacred dead, strike! Let no heart be faint. Let every arm be steeled. The guidance of divine God points the way. Follow in His Name to the Holy Grail of righteous victory!"
Yes he gaved this speech to my fellow countrymen (yes I'm a Filipino) once he have landed on the shores of the Philippine island of Leyte fun fact if it wasn't for the defense of taffy-3 on Samar c and rear admiral jesse ordendolf on the south the re-invasion would have fell. But I'm hoping to see a biographic about Us general George S Patton another famous Us ww-2 general another fact both of these men served on the US amry during the great war or ww-1.
Dim Beam He was a war hero through and through, and if you’d have bothered to listen to the video, then you’d know that MacArthur refused to leave until he was ordered to evacuate by the President.
@@cpmenninga Give the credit where it is due, to a REAL hero! MacArthur hubris and stupidity led to that debacle, yes. It took real heros to get out of that meglomaniac's debacle.
I've been leaving comments asking Biographics when they would MacArthur for months, and repeatedly getting replies from them that it was coming. I'm so glad it's now finally here.
Doug McArthur is highly revered here in the Philippines. Filipinos love him, naming highways, bridges and squares after him. If he was buried here, alot of Filipinos would visit his memorial and pay respect as much as they would with our national hero.
@@MarkHarrison733 Both views are valid. The main view is that the Americans liberated the Philippines from the Japanese, and the other one, not very popular because you know why, Japan liberated the Philippines from the Americans. But Filipinos soon found out the Japanese were just as worse as the previous. Remember this saying, the devil you know is better than the one you don't.
@@fliegendeluftwaffeli835 Without the Japanese liberation the US would have only given fake independence to the Philippines, like what it gave to Cuba in 1903-59.
I visited the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, VA years ago. I saw his crypt and the displays of things he’d owned and used (including the corncob pipe and the “scrambled eggs” hat.) It was very evocative and touching. He made mistakes, but in WWII he was the right man.
And WW1 as a Brigade commander and the Korean war. If Bradley had commander at the start of Korea it would have turned into a Dunkirk. No Inchon. And yet Truman would have not held him responsible. Missouri good old boy network. OMAR is soon overrated.
@@paratrooper629 But then again Macarthur's preferred strategy in Korea would have led to an escalation that the US couldn't match. I think Truman had to fire him. Tbh everything i turn to in trying to evaluate macarthur, i come away thinking the opposite opinion; from one a of great generals, to a mistake prone but clever narcissist, and back again
@@internetenjoyer1044 Not really. MacArthur was ordered to cross the 38th parallel by TRUMAN, DoD Secretary George Marshall, AND JCS Chairman Bradley and the other chiefs of staff. MacArthur never pushed to go above the 38th on his own because he knew securing South Korea was the main goal. MacArthur did not have any intelligence agents in Beijing or Moscow. Truman would have been livid if MacArthur had his own spies in Beijing and Moscow. MacArthur was working with intelligence provided by the Pentagon and CIA who had their spies in Beijing and Moscow but refused to tell MacArthur the full story. MacArthur was correct when he later said that the British government betrayed him and UN forces and told Mao and Stalin all of MacArthur's plans for the offensive into North Korea so they knew what to do in order to defeat UN forces. Look up the Cambridge Five/Spy Ring. Truman propagandists always try to blame everything on MacArthur instead of admitting that Truman's treasonous State Department in partnership with the Soviet-loving British government spies hurt the UN war effort and helped give bad information to MacArthur in North Korea about the Chinese troop movements and intentions. When he saw that the Chinese killed a bunch of his soldiers and Truman banned him from bombing the Yalu bridges and Chinese bases in Manchuria...I mean, how did you expect him to react? Truman wanted him to suck it up and then take all the blame later that year for crossing the 38th when TRUMAN was the one who came up with that idea and ordered MacArthur to go into North Korea. I'm glad MacArthur didn't agree at all with the stupid idea by Truman of dying for 2.5 more years around the 38th parallel and trying to actually win the war. The real Truman Doctrine wasn't the European one but was the Asian Truman Doctrine which he began in Korea which was "lose wars and handicap your own forces from winning". That loser mentality by Truman has persisted to the present day as seen in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Also, when you think about it the Soviets had no capability to deliver nuclear weapons to the USA or even western Europe in 1950-51. Chinese didn't have nukes until 1964. The infamous ICBMs and medium range missiles that we all fear and remember from 1962 Cuba didn't come into being until 5-10 years later. MacArthur's plan to first bomb China with conventional bombs (he didn't ever call for nuking China but instead conventionally bomb Manchuria and doing a blockade of China) and only use nukes if necessary later on doesn't sound so crazy when you realize that the Soviets/Chinese had no ability at all to counter nuclear bombs.
MacArthur was instrumental in how the Japanese surrender after WW2 and their transition. He'd had a positive enough impact that he'd been celebrated in Japan for giving them direction afterwards
Yeah, But how much of that "vindication" is based on the quality of the Occupations Propaganda & suppression of uncomfortable news + The Japaneses wish to not remember that time as one, where they where under a Foreign Emperor ?
@@HauntedXXXPancake You cry too much for a pancake. Remember the Japanese were the losers of that war. Lucky for them they fought the Americans. Imagine if they fought other nations and lost.
My grandpa told stories about him and that he is a well respected general both by Filipino & American soldiers under his command. His qoute "I shall return" has been imortalized here in the phillipines, associated to being a man of his words ("May Isang Salita" in filipino) - Witnessing the bravery of the Filipino soldiers, He also famously qouted "give me 10,000 Filipinos and I shall conquer the world" - Truly a remarkable Hero both for Americans and Filipinos.
@@sammuller8331 Mcarthur didn't really wanted to retreat because he's forces in the Philippines would be decimated, Which is why he was so focused in returning to Philippines. Not to mention there's literally no Military force that would let their Head be an easy target.
@@justamoogle5268 There were no communication or coordination between forces and McArthur wanted to get out of Dodge. The Japanese Commander out soldiered him good.
@@sammuller8331 Philippines at that time literally have no effective military force, not to mention Japanese having the best air force and naval force at that time
you'll never know how many streets, highways, schools and communities in the philippines were named after MacArthur. He should have been made an honorary citizen.
He was actually made an honorary Filipino citizen. He cried at the ceremony after the war when they gave him honorary citizenship. He said it was the greatest honor or award in his whole life, and this is the only soldier in American history to win every single possible U.S. military medals plus most of the prestigious U.S. civilian awards. I think the Filipino military still honors MacArthur to the present day. He was their precious Field Marshal of the Army so he is also the highest-ranking Filipino soldier in history.
@@nogoodnameleft Joint Resolution #3 of the Philippines government, enacted on July 4, 1945: WHEREAS, the liberation of the Philippines will insure the enjoyment of our right to independent nationhood; Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled: That in reverent appreciation of General Douglas MacArthur, his name be carried in perpetuity on the company rolls of the units of the Philippine Army and, at parade roll calls, when his name is called, the senior noncommissioned officer shall answer: “Present in Spirit."
My grandfather served under MacArthur on his return to the Philippines- grandpa’s ship was the first supply vessel to make it to Manila after it had been retaken. They came under heavy kamikaze fire and his ship torpedoed a Japanese sub. He never talked about these things until near the end of his life. He died in 2006. I still have some of his MacArthur memorabilia from the time he served.
I just love MacArthur's face in that picture following his redeployment to the Philippines. That's the face of a man who is DEEPLY satisfied with himself.
@@cnordegren He screwed up royally in Korea by seriously underestimating both the North Koreans and the Chinese. He had such a cult of personality in his staff that all intelligence presented to Mac was just intelligence that fit his pre-conceived notions about what was going over there and not what the reality on the ground was. Furthermore, not once did Mac ever visit the front lines during the war, he fought the war almost entirely from his headquarters in Japan, only briefly ever stepping foot in Korea.
Note: Douglas MacArthur went to the Philippines in 1935 to be military advisor and was also appointed Field Marshal of the Philippines-the only person to be appointed as such.
Yeah they did not heed his advice of pushing the war unto China. If so, China would never be a bully because they know the Americans will kick their ass.
@@bagsikbuto5754 right on! We would face a Nork nuke threat as well. Thank you weasel Truman. Btw.... Harry Truman applied for a purple heart for hos service in WW1. Denied as he was not wounded. HARRY.... WTF?
@@paratrooper629actually MacArthur was the one that brought back and invented the purple heart as we know it today. He awarded himself the the 1st purple heart ever rewarded for his wounds in WW1
@@Legitpenguins99 actually PH 1 and PH 2.... he was wounded twice... Gas attacks. He also created the Silver Star replacing the citation star. Awarded 7 of them in WW1.
0:35 - Chapter 1 - Early years 2:50 - Chapter 2 - West point 5:25 - Chapter 3 - Veracruz 7:05 - Chapter 4 - The great war 9:15 - Chapter 5 - Between the wars 12:30 - Chapter 6 - WWII 15:05 - Chapter 7 - The post war years 16:25 - Chapter 8 - Fading away
Really fine, but I was surprised that the picture of MacArthur next to Hirohito was passed over so quickly. That pic is significant in that it essentially devalued the emperor by showing him with another person in the same frame. Many people were surprised that he not only allowed it but did not commit suicide afterwards. A number of the Japanese contingent on the USS Missouri did commit suicide after the signing. The emperor maintained it was important for him to stay alive for his people, no matter what. That, in itself, was an almost shocking thing for him to say, given the situation. He and MacArthur actually worked extremely well together for the Japanese people.
@@ericg4915 How long after the Vietnan Conflict did America leave Subic Bay. Who has been invited back to Subic Bay both Naval and Airforce with open arms last year. Both boost to Economy of country.
@@sammuller8331 i love the Philippines, I'm just explaining why they aren't in the same shape economically as Japan or South Korea or even Puerto Rico. It was because the Filipino people voted for independence, they did not want the US to run their country and I don't blame them but it is worth noting how any country that is acquired under the US's direct control will see prosperity, protection and the ability to self govern over a period of time. Had the Philippines remained as a US territory, I have no doubt they would be in much better shape today. I agree that its not fair that Japan was built into an economic powerhouse and the Philippines was left behind, considering how great they have been as an ally over the years.
Sherman was a coward , a murderer and a war criminal! He and his men raped and murdered , burned our plaintations and killed many of our slaves ( under the name of freedom from slavery) ..god bless Dixie and god bless the men who served under the stars and bars
@@daerdevvyl4314 records have been shown to prove my family treated their slaves well .. Robert ( king) Carter oldest son released all of his slaves and gave each man a acre of land and a pig or cow ... Chances are you ever meet a black man with Carter in his name ...you can trace it back to us ..my people were good kind people ..and still struggled because we were Irish
@@spacecatboy2962 You can't compare people from the 18th century to 21st century standards, when he owned slaves it was a common thing, also "Despite having been an active slave holder for 56 years, George Washington struggled with the institution of slavery and spoke frequently of his desire to end the practice. At the end of his life Washington made the bold step to free all his slaves in his 1799 will - the only slave-holding Founding Father to do so" So the so called "prick" stood up against the industry of slavery way before it was abolished and that's how you know he was a man of character and honor. The only prick I see around here, frankly, is you for spitting such uninformed nonsense, educate yourself, it's free if you have internet access.
@@Ramcas42 you are ignorant of history. Washington didnt stand up for ending slavery, he broke slavery laws while president. Look at how he treated oney judge. He didnt free slaves when he died, they were to be free when martha died. Washington was an elitist prick. Its a shame that the confederate states of america had that asshole on their seal. His policy was also to tax the poor farmers to pay for the war. Again, an elitist prick.
Recently came across your channel and immediately subscribed. Being a history buff I love how well your presentation is so well put together. No annoying background music is so refreshing. Keep up the great work..
Hey Simon, could you please do one for the Korean Admiral Yi Sun-Shin? One famous battle will be Battle of Myeongnyang where he defeated the Japanese with 13 ships against 330 ships. Thanks a million!
Please do a video on Franz Liszt. He’s one of the greatest piano composers of all time. Although piano might not be the most popular topic of history, he changed the way that orchestra/piano music performed
I really appreciate your respect for the topics of your videos. The degree of respect and efforts that is put in to these videos gives me the hope that they will be used in future history classes.
he had a hand at the creation of the sweet Filipino spaghetti. he forever has my gratitude. oh and for that whole "liberation from japanese occupation" thing too i guess
i would love to see a biography on Augusto Pinochet, as a chilean myself i have never learned about Pinochet's life pre-1973 coup, please, do a video on him!
His funeral was attended by many leading Japanese who were honoring the great General that freed their country and bestowed upon it the largess of a saint and the truth and freedoms of a statesman. He was the greatest leader of Japan in the twentieth. century.
Too harsh on truman, Mac was literally calling for the use of tactical nuclear weapons along the entire chinese nk front too stop chinese supplys and armier.
As Truman put it: "We're trying to stop a war, not start a new one!" What would Russia think about the US nuking China and N Korea? That we can just resolve any small scale war with a the push of a button. Mind you this is Russia still under control of Stalin and if there anything we know about Stalin, he was one paranoid motherfucker. Guarantee that Stalin would of ordered his nukes ready to nuke Western Europe since the US made it clear that it will solve all wars with using nukes.
WatcherMovie008 In Martin Amis’s book “Koba the Dread” he asserted that the only person Stalin had ever trusted was Hitler, and look where that got him.
He didn't understand the limited war in Korea. The threat to the newly formed United Nations. He was in charge and had a desire to live in the White House.
To this day, Gen. MacArthur is remembered greatly and respected by Filipinos for his role in liberating us from Imperial Japan. If you go to Leyte now, monuments of him and American soldiers are standing at the exact spot where they had landed 7 decades ago. History would never be the same without him and it's likely that a bunch of nations such as mine would cease to exist today if he was never there. A hero he was, a hero he still is for a lot of us in the Philippines.
It was the American army that fought for your freedom, not dugout Doug who did his famous skedaddle. He was also no hero to the world war I veterans that he had fired upon for protesting their pay they haven't received from the last war.
Hi!! Filipino here, i would like to teach you on how we pronounce the places you've mentioned in your video: Bataan is pronounced Ba-ta-an. Corregidor = the g is silent, so ko-re-hi-dor !! Also when he went back to the Philippines to push back against the Japanese forces, he landed in Samar (or Leyte, i forgot). Overall I am happy with how you have delivered his biography. We were never taught of his past life, only of his service to the Filipino people during his tenure here. Thank you.
Thanks for this one! General of the Army Douglas MacArthur's one of my real life heroes. He was America's most brilliant strategist during World War II, and had he been given carte blanche during the Korean War, not only would Viet Nam have been averted (or at least spared being badly micromanaged), but Red China wouldn't be such an annoyance.
When given carte blanche, he got his butt kicked. He was in complete control when the war started and was almost lost, and when the Chinese pushed the UN back under the 38th parallel. He was the military commander at the top.
He praised for invading incheon that actually changed the korean war from defense to offense which still consider as a excellent strategy in korea these days
Sir Simon Whistler, a plea: do the great Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington next! And please, pay extra attention to his styles of address (evolution of personal noble titles).
@@Diego-wi7ur Nimitz wants to bypass the Philippines and invade Formosa. Gen Douglas Mc Arthur actually set foot in the Philippines, establish the Philippine army rangers, build bridges, schools, roads, and so many other things. He is the only no. 1 Mc in the hearts of Filipinos.
You missed the part where he virtually accused the Aussie soldiers on the Kokoda Track as cowards when he had no idea of the conditions they were fighting under.
A very well done video! This is one of the best Biographics yet! Well researched, comprehensive, well written, and well presented. Kudos, Mr. Whistler, et. al! Kudos, Bravo, and keep 'em coming!
I enjoy your videos, I was surprised that you did not mention his second wife Jean who gave birth to his only child, a son. He was married to her almost three decades until his death.
I grew up thinking Truman was a great man, then I learned about General Douglas MacArthur and Truman is petty in comparison!! MacArthur was a Great man and his ways and tactics and understanding should be taught as well as we can!! Sad the man was so astute and BRAVE and was treated by so many Democrats as he was, a foreboding of our modern times!!
at some point you need to do one about George C. Marshall, a great man and a great general who was MacArthur's almost identical contemporary (they were born the same year and I think commissioned the same year though took very different military career paths that led them to almost the same status).
@Nesper not really. You obviously just watched a movie and got all your thoughts from it. You really don't know how disappointing his thoughts and ideas are much less how he did nothing but join a cult and get crazy.
this is how I imagine Douglas’ grandparents named his dad: grandmother: hmmmm let’s think of a name grandfather: a name that’s classic grandmother: how about *ARTHUR* Mac *ARTHUR* .-.
I have watched a ton of your videos, I always give you thumbs up. I don't know how you will Top this one,this was absolutely... I would say SPECTACULAR but that would be a major understatement, excellent job.
You missed the bit where "his" soilders (whom he had abandoned to the Japanese in Bataan) ACTUALLY freed the Phillipines were so pissed about the abandonment that they attempted to kill him during one of his press shows where he made them stand in the back because, after 2 years of zero American support, they didnt "look very good." Or what about all the men that were left abandoned north of the Yangtze river (IN China) during the Korean war who were left to find their own way back to the 49th parallel. While he was a great General, he had a habit for ignoring orders from higher ups that resulted in his men being abandoned in his awful places. I have several great uncles who (barely) survived the death march and a grandfather who was with the leading forces in China when Mcarthur was sacked, thus leaving my grandfather and his fellow soilders stranded in China. Take a note from The History Guy and dont be afraid to include ALL the details, not just the good ones.
Eisenhower, MacArthur, Patton......we just need one on Admiral Chester Nimitz and Omar Bradley (the last 5 star General) and the list of WW II American badasses will be mostly complete, lol
Who needs super heroes when such people exist?! A sharp mind, was able to take care of himself during an attack, excellent strategist, did not give into racial bias... What a guy. Eternal salute to him.
August Biernbaum hey brother trust me I’m a history geek I’ve been studying history since I’m 8 (I’m 15 now) and trust me this mans a amazing UA-camr and he’s right about a lot of stuff but he does get stuff wrong I’ve suggest watching videos other than him reading the stuff online on various sources and make sure you read books on the topics your interested in for example if you wanna know bout ww2 how the holocaust started I suggest reading the crystal night
@@americanpride8441 that's what is so great about the new way of learning. Schools have misinfo, books have misinfo, and videos have misinfo. Whenever you can, nowadays, you can give this scrutiny, and find facts. No need for a mandated chapter of lies, but every need for a skillfully discerning eye! You can do it, yall!
Gen. Mc Arthur is the hero of the Pacific theater, here in the Philippines there's our highway named after him the longest public highway in luzon stretching for 500km
MacArthur was this close to Nuclear Devastation of the world after been salty at the Chinese for pushing back to the 38th parallel. Truman is the hero that the world forgets and MacArthur is the man child that the world applauds.
Except for the fact China didn't have nukes till 64, and USSR had just had its first success in 49. If we listened to Patton and MacArthur, the world would be set up a whole lot better.
"Stay out of Vietnam"
They should have listened
He was also right about China.
@Ornate Orator not really he was pushing to nuke china at least a bit
@Ornate Orator but if we did the USSR would think nukes can be used in small wars and not just the next world war so Vietnam may have ended humanity
@Ornate Orator its a tragedy he died so early. In the breif time he was in office he was probably one of if not the best president the US ever had. I mean, he was instrumental to saving the world in the cuban missle crisis
General Allan Langdon Leonard II said the same thing.
"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword, obviously didn't see automatic rifles" .... LOL
I believe his exact words were "Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons"
It has always been misinterpreted, it's the penis is mightier than the sword.
The same with I stink therefore I must exist.
Dot Matrix Whoever said the penis is mightier than the whore obviously never encountered aromatic strapons.
Jonathan Gepertson Olis
You said penis
Legitpenguins69 i think the exact words were "whoever thought any gun is strong, never met a naked woman tied to a bed"
General Douglas MacArthur's rational leadership of Japan following the Japanese surrender, allowed Japan to become the economic powerhouse it is today.
Which lead to anime. We should've let japan by itself.
And pardoned one of worst human beings to have ever lived in exchange for Japan's biological findings.
@@rodolfoplay5332 and allowing most of there war criminals loose. Even the officer who lead the whole Nanking curffufle was pardoned.
Yeah, All that Power definatly didn't go to his head and he always remembered the Japanese are actually human beings.
@@HauntedXXXPancake well we treated them well for what they did. Have you heard if nanking? Or anything to do with ww2?
Can we take a moment to appreciate the fact that his father's full name was Arthur McArthur Jr, and his grandfather's name was also Arthur McArthur... This was one creative family when it came to naming their offspring.
Arthur Mcarthur III sounds classy as hell
His big brother also named Arthur MacArthur. That big bro's first son was another Arthur MacArthur.
Then they died far before MacArthur.
When he was quite old, MacArthur's 2nd wife gave birth to his first and only son: Arthur MacArthur IV.
After MacArthur got his son, he proclaimed to his brother's sons: "Your mission was to produce Arthur MacArthur IV. Since you fail, it was up to me to accomplish that! Mission accomplished!"
CMIIW, I think I read it in William Manchester's book "American Caesar."
Arthur is an awesome name, and McArthur is also an awesome name so i say it works
They were a bunch of racists, cancel them
@@ericg4915 What
We Filipinos love him! He said “I shall return” and he did!
Bumalik nga sya Hindi naman para s mga pilipino at amiricanong bigay kundi para s ginto kc po sa totoo lang tuta nang C. I. A si I shall return
@@rhemancabs556 proof?
I shall return 😂😂 but americans return not because of its allies but due to the blunt fact that its an obvious strategy.
@@jimmybibaoco9748 what's your point dood?
@@rhemancabs556 pre wala pang CIA noon... 1947 nabuo ang CIA natapos ang WWII noong 1945 hahaha
He was THE face of america for the Philippines. Even after the war, he was the idealized american; brave, brilliant, and a promise-keeper. My country was almost bypassed by the US armed forces and would've probably endured oppression and massacres until the actual surrender of Imperial Japan. His insistence on invading saved tens of thousands of american and filipino POWs and civilians.
So how do you explain the murder of 100,000 Manila civilians by the Japanese when the Americans reinvaded the Philippines?
It's the Japanese, what did you expect? My great grandfather was nearly killed by a firing squad just because he looked like an American
Pat Aherne That was the Manila Massacre you're talking about I believe, the americans weren't able to get to the capial that quickly since they started from places in Visayas and Mindanao ( the two lower landforms under Luzon which contains Manila) and the japanese saw it coming so they massacred 100,000 people so that when the americans get there, there was nothing to save. Manila was to be rebuilt under President Manuel Roxas to have a debt to the USA of $600 Million USD in the order of the Parity Rights. That was called the Manila Restoration Program.
@@Kitiwake are you blaming the americans?
If MacArthur had done his job to defend the Philippines properly in 1941, there wouldn't been a need to re-take the Philippines at great costs to the Filipinos and Americans years later. MacArthur was appointed Field Marshal of the Philippines 5 years before the Japanese invaded. He had time to know the country and train up an army. General Marshall shipped him two armored battalions consisting of 108 M3 Stuart tanks form San Francisco 3 months before the Japanese invasion. He had more tanks than the Japanese invasion force. He just didn't know how to make use of his superiority in armor. He had 35 B17s, the most advanced bombers at the time, and 107 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighters. Radar was installed at Iba Field airbase and it did give him early warning of approaching Japanese planes on the day the Japanese attacked. Pearl Harbor had also given him ample warning to expect incoming Japanese attacks. Despite all these, he still got caught and failed to lead his men to expel an inferior Japanese invasion force. Any other general would have been dismissed for incompetence but MacArthur had good connection to the US military hierarchy and got away with it.
"He beat off both attackers."
I couldn't help but laugh a little.
Oh no, I just noticed that😂
Well , it was nice of him seeing how he then shot them . Not a lot of guys will do that for you . :-)
I came to the comments right when he said that to see if anyone else heard that.
The idea of Mac having anonymous gay sex with two mean in the hot steamy jungle is pretty compelling. He was probably a top, though.
He probably should have said he FENDED OFF both attackers!
Kennedy: What should I do about Vietnam?
MacArthur: Stay out of Vietnam.
Me: Now I understand the meaning of old Generals fading away. Even their of advice are forgotten.
@Reed Morris I heard he was killed by the Mafia
@Reed Morris what did they profit?
GamingThisEra wars make money. Someone has to buy all that ammo, weapons, supplies, etc
@@noticemesenpai69 but the buyer are the US right? Means, they losing the money, who is gaining the money?
GamingThisEra private companies
"He beat off both his attackers and then shot them dead."
hahahhahaa
Biographics woah
@@Biographics I don’t get it
Worst. Date. Ever.
@@georgewashington3918 I'm guessing George Washington never had to beat himself off
My favorite quote of his "A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent."
i think his best quote was
stay out of vietnam
MacArthur's speech when returning to the Philippines:
"People of the Philippines I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil - soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come, dedicated and committed, to the task of destroying every vestige of enemy control over your daily lives, and of restoring, upon a foundation of indestructible, strength, the liberties of your people.
The hour of your redemption is here. Your patriots have demonstrated an unswerving and resolute devotion to the principles of freedom that challenges the best that is written on the pages of human history. I now call upon your supreme effort that the enemy may know from the temper of an aroused and outraged people within that he has a force there to contend with no less violent than is the force committed from without.
Rally to me. Let the indomitable spirit of Bataan and Corregidor lead on. As the lines of battle roll forward to bring you within the zone of operations, rise and strike. Strike at every favorable opportunity. For your homes and hearths, strike! For future generations of your sons and daughters, strike! In the name of your sacred dead, strike! Let no heart be faint. Let every arm be steeled. The guidance of divine God points the way. Follow in His Name to the Holy Grail of righteous victory!"
said after he ran away and hid in Australia. Guy was only interested in fame.
Yes he gaved this speech to my fellow countrymen (yes I'm a Filipino) once he have landed on the shores of the Philippine island of Leyte fun fact if it wasn't for the defense of taffy-3 on Samar c and rear admiral jesse ordendolf on the south the re-invasion would have fell. But I'm hoping to see a biographic about Us general George S Patton another famous Us ww-2 general another fact both of these men served on the US amry during the great war or ww-1.
@@marloogoy956 Patton does have one
@@DimBeam1 did you even watch the video?
Dim Beam He was a war hero through and through, and if you’d have bothered to listen to the video, then you’d know that MacArthur refused to leave until he was ordered to evacuate by the President.
We are not retreating - we are advancing in another direction.
Douglas MacArthur Savage
Chesty Puller said that, NOT MacArthur.
bbeen40 but it was said directly because of MacArthur.
@@cpmenninga
Give the credit where it is due, to a REAL hero!
MacArthur hubris and stupidity led to that debacle, yes. It took real heros to get out of that meglomaniac's debacle.
@@bbeen40 I think MacArthur is credited with that quote.
I've been leaving comments asking Biographics when they would MacArthur for months, and repeatedly getting replies from them that it was coming. I'm so glad it's now finally here.
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@@DimBeam1 your mom gay
T WE me too
We are so far ahead of schedule even videos that are fully produced usually wait 2 weeks before being published.
@@Biographics are you going to make a video about Allen Dulles? He was the first and longest serving director of the CIA.
Doug McArthur is highly revered here in the Philippines. Filipinos love him, naming highways, bridges and squares after him. If he was buried here, alot of Filipinos would visit his memorial and pay respect as much as they would with our national hero.
He was, for all intents and purposes, the face of the American Liberation of the Philippines.
A TOTAL FAKE
@@fliegendeluftwaffeli835 Japan liberated the Philippines from American rule.
@@MarkHarrison733 Both views are valid. The main view is that the Americans liberated the Philippines from the Japanese, and the other one, not very popular because you know why, Japan liberated the Philippines from the Americans.
But Filipinos soon found out the Japanese were just as worse as the previous. Remember this saying, the devil you know is better than the one you don't.
@@fliegendeluftwaffeli835 Without the Japanese liberation the US would have only given fake independence to the Philippines, like what it gave to Cuba in 1903-59.
Bonus Fact: Gen. McArthur has Statue on the Leyte gulf commemorating his return.
it's also the same replica on that pic shown
ONE OF OUR GREAT HERO AND SAVIOR!
Bonus fact: you are pabibo
@@noncon4mistsnkrhead no
And a municipality named after him.
I visited the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, VA years ago. I saw his crypt and the displays of things he’d owned and used (including the corncob pipe and the “scrambled eggs” hat.) It was very evocative and touching.
He made mistakes, but in WWII he was the right man.
And WW1 as a Brigade commander and the Korean war. If Bradley had commander at the start of Korea it would have turned into a Dunkirk. No Inchon. And yet Truman would have not held him responsible. Missouri good old boy network. OMAR is soon overrated.
@@paratrooper629 But then again Macarthur's preferred strategy in Korea would have led to an escalation that the US couldn't match. I think Truman had to fire him. Tbh everything i turn to in trying to evaluate macarthur, i come away thinking the opposite opinion; from one a of great generals, to a mistake prone but clever narcissist, and back again
@@internetenjoyer1044 Not really. MacArthur was ordered to cross the 38th parallel by TRUMAN, DoD Secretary George Marshall, AND JCS Chairman Bradley and the other chiefs of staff. MacArthur never pushed to go above the 38th on his own because he knew securing South Korea was the main goal. MacArthur did not have any intelligence agents in Beijing or Moscow. Truman would have been livid if MacArthur had his own spies in Beijing and Moscow. MacArthur was working with intelligence provided by the Pentagon and CIA who had their spies in Beijing and Moscow but refused to tell MacArthur the full story. MacArthur was correct when he later said that the British government betrayed him and UN forces and told Mao and Stalin all of MacArthur's plans for the offensive into North Korea so they knew what to do in order to defeat UN forces. Look up the Cambridge Five/Spy Ring. Truman propagandists always try to blame everything on MacArthur instead of admitting that Truman's treasonous State Department in partnership with the Soviet-loving British government spies hurt the UN war effort and helped give bad information to MacArthur in North Korea about the Chinese troop movements and intentions.
When he saw that the Chinese killed a bunch of his soldiers and Truman banned him from bombing the Yalu bridges and Chinese bases in Manchuria...I mean, how did you expect him to react? Truman wanted him to suck it up and then take all the blame later that year for crossing the 38th when TRUMAN was the one who came up with that idea and ordered MacArthur to go into North Korea. I'm glad MacArthur didn't agree at all with the stupid idea by Truman of dying for 2.5 more years around the 38th parallel and trying to actually win the war. The real Truman Doctrine wasn't the European one but was the Asian Truman Doctrine which he began in Korea which was "lose wars and handicap your own forces from winning". That loser mentality by Truman has persisted to the present day as seen in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Also, when you think about it the Soviets had no capability to deliver nuclear weapons to the USA or even western Europe in 1950-51. Chinese didn't have nukes until 1964. The infamous ICBMs and medium range missiles that we all fear and remember from 1962 Cuba didn't come into being until 5-10 years later. MacArthur's plan to first bomb China with conventional bombs (he didn't ever call for nuking China but instead conventionally bomb Manchuria and doing a blockade of China) and only use nukes if necessary later on doesn't sound so crazy when you realize that the Soviets/Chinese had no ability at all to counter nuclear bombs.
He's overrated as a military leader
@@nogoodnameleft Nah
MacArthur was instrumental in how the Japanese surrender after WW2 and their transition. He'd had a positive enough impact that he'd been celebrated in Japan for giving them direction afterwards
Yeah, But how much of that "vindication" is based on the quality of the Occupations Propaganda & suppression of uncomfortable news + The Japaneses wish to not remember that time as one, where they where under a Foreign Emperor ?
That wasn't his call it was USA policy....
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@@HauntedXXXPancake You cry too much for a pancake. Remember the Japanese were the losers of that war. Lucky for them they fought the Americans. Imagine if they fought other nations and lost.
Nukes were instrumental in Japan's surrender also 🔥 bombing on wooden houses.
My grandpa told stories about him and that he is a well respected general both by Filipino & American soldiers under his command. His qoute "I shall return" has been imortalized here in the phillipines, associated to being a man of his words ("May Isang Salita" in filipino) - Witnessing the bravery of the Filipino soldiers, He also famously qouted "give me 10,000 Filipinos and I shall conquer the world" - Truly a remarkable Hero both for Americans and Filipinos.
"Anyone wanting to commit ground troops to Asia should have his head examined" - Douglas Macarthur
We Filipinos love MacArthur. I grew up learning about him and his bravery in battle and loyalty to his allies
Stayed on ship till fighting in area was over. Turned tail and ran Corridor Braver in Battle Bull.
@@sammuller8331 Mcarthur didn't really wanted to retreat because he's forces in the Philippines would be decimated, Which is why he was so focused in returning to Philippines. Not to mention there's literally no Military force that would let their Head be an easy target.
@@justamoogle5268 There were no communication or coordination between forces and McArthur wanted to get out of Dodge. The Japanese Commander out soldiered him good.
@@sammuller8331 Philippines at that time literally have no effective military force, not to mention Japanese having the best air force and naval force at that time
@@justamoogle5268 you left out Marines and army in Asia at time Japanese of course best
you'll never know how many streets, highways, schools and communities in the philippines were named after MacArthur. He should have been made an honorary citizen.
I think he was
He was actually made an honorary Filipino citizen. He cried at the ceremony after the war when they gave him honorary citizenship. He said it was the greatest honor or award in his whole life, and this is the only soldier in American history to win every single possible U.S. military medals plus most of the prestigious U.S. civilian awards.
I think the Filipino military still honors MacArthur to the present day. He was their precious Field Marshal of the Army so he is also the highest-ranking Filipino soldier in history.
Not a single racist in his veins. He treated all human the same. The man was well ahead of his time.
No
@@nogoodnameleft Joint Resolution #3 of the Philippines government, enacted on July 4, 1945: WHEREAS, the liberation of the Philippines will insure the enjoyment of our right to independent nationhood; Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress assembled:
That in reverent appreciation of General Douglas MacArthur, his name be carried in perpetuity on the company rolls of the units of the Philippine Army and, at parade roll calls, when his name is called, the senior noncommissioned officer shall answer:
“Present in Spirit."
My grandfather served under MacArthur on his return to the Philippines- grandpa’s ship was the first supply vessel to make it to Manila after it had been retaken. They came under heavy kamikaze fire and his ship torpedoed a Japanese sub. He never talked about these things until near the end of his life. He died in 2006. I still have some of his MacArthur memorabilia from the time he served.
Your too young, u mean your great grandfather
@Eric G wdym?
@@Official-Poker she just looks to young to have a grandfather in WW2. I could be wrong tho
@@ericg4915 ever heard of makeup?
@Nino well it was a compliment
I just love MacArthur's face in that picture following his redeployment to the Philippines. That's the face of a man who is DEEPLY satisfied with himself.
The hero of the Philippines. Thank you, general sir. Rest in Paradise. You will never be forgotten.
Korea too, much respect.
my grandpa told me that my great grandpa was about to die during the death march until this legend came with his fucking force and free the country
Thank God for men like MacArthur. Heroes don't have to be perfect, just effective. He was.
Most effective
He is a hero in Korea
Evan Butler (2022) Nah, I’d take Mongomery and Patton. Or if you could get Rommel to defect, Rommel and Montgomery.
@@cnordegren He screwed up royally in Korea by seriously underestimating both the North Koreans and the Chinese. He had such a cult of personality in his staff that all intelligence presented to Mac was just intelligence that fit his pre-conceived notions about what was going over there and not what the reality on the ground was. Furthermore, not once did Mac ever visit the front lines during the war, he fought the war almost entirely from his headquarters in Japan, only briefly ever stepping foot in Korea.
Pure pragmatism.
@@bacontrooper4318 Butler can suck it.
Note: Douglas MacArthur went to the Philippines in 1935 to be military advisor and was also appointed Field Marshal of the Philippines-the only person to be appointed as such.
General McArthur is a hero to the Korean people.
Many thanks to the man and his family for his bravery.
Yeah they did not heed his advice of pushing the war unto China. If so, China would never be a bully because they know the Americans will kick their ass.
@@bagsikbuto5754 right on! We would face a Nork nuke threat as well. Thank you weasel Truman. Btw.... Harry Truman applied for a purple heart for hos service in WW1. Denied as he was not wounded. HARRY.... WTF?
cnordegren He’s not though... if it was up to him Korea would’ve turned into a nuclear wasteland... He didn’t consider “orientals” equal to whites
@@paratrooper629actually MacArthur was the one that brought back and invented the purple heart as we know it today. He awarded himself the the 1st purple heart ever rewarded for his wounds in WW1
@@Legitpenguins99 actually PH 1 and PH 2.... he was wounded twice... Gas attacks. He also created the Silver Star replacing the citation star. Awarded 7 of them in WW1.
Thank you Gen. Douglas MacArthur from Philippines
We Filipinos love him, heck! we even made a monument in honoring his return.
Make a video about Simon Whistler, hes an international man of mystery
He's just an ant, when compared to the dinosauers whose achievements he narrates.
lol i would watch it
Bernard Liu chill
They have said no, many times.
Bernard Liu it's not just achievements that make a man.
This channel has restored my historic mind, a thing I thought I truly lost. Thank you very much for restoring my joy of history.
I am proud to say, MacArthur is a distant cousin.
sachamo100 danggg really?
We love him dearly in the Philippines...He is a hero and our valued history.😊
@@graciaarmada7950 seriously?
General Douglas MacArthur was a great son oc both the United States and the Philippines.
sachamo100 your distant cousin was a mentally unstable egomaniac
0:35 - Chapter 1 - Early years
2:50 - Chapter 2 - West point
5:25 - Chapter 3 - Veracruz
7:05 - Chapter 4 - The great war
9:15 - Chapter 5 - Between the wars
12:30 - Chapter 6 - WWII
15:05 - Chapter 7 - The post war years
16:25 - Chapter 8 - Fading away
Really fine, but I was surprised that the picture of MacArthur next to Hirohito was passed over so quickly. That pic is significant in that it essentially devalued the emperor by
showing him with another person in the same frame. Many people were surprised that he not only allowed it but did not commit suicide afterwards. A number of the Japanese contingent on the USS Missouri did commit suicide after the signing. The emperor maintained it was important for him to stay alive for his people, no matter what. That, in itself, was an almost shocking thing for him to say, given the situation. He and MacArthur actually worked extremely well together for the Japanese people.
If the emperor did not allow it then the 3rd nuke wants to say hello lmao
He upgraded Japan and for got Philippines. How many statues of his return one for each retake must be crowd of statues.
@@sammuller8331 it took years to build up japan. The Filipino people wanted independence, they wanted america gone and america obliged
@@ericg4915 How long after the Vietnan Conflict did America leave Subic Bay. Who has been invited back to Subic Bay both Naval and Airforce with open arms last year. Both boost to Economy of country.
@@sammuller8331 i love the Philippines, I'm just explaining why they aren't in the same shape economically as Japan or South Korea or even Puerto Rico. It was because the Filipino people voted for independence, they did not want the US to run their country and I don't blame them but it is worth noting how any country that is acquired under the US's direct control will see prosperity, protection and the ability to self govern over a period of time. Had the Philippines remained as a US territory, I have no doubt they would be in much better shape today. I agree that its not fair that Japan was built into an economic powerhouse and the Philippines was left behind, considering how great they have been as an ally over the years.
id love a Biographic on General William Tecumseh Sherman or a 2 part episode about Richard the Lionheart and Saladin
*DO IT AGAIN UNCLE BILL*
NightmareAngelXIII The 2 part series sounds great.
Sherman was a coward , a murderer and a war criminal! He and his men raped and murdered , burned our plaintations and killed many of our slaves ( under the name of freedom from slavery) ..god bless Dixie and god bless the men who served under the stars and bars
Chad Carter “killed many of our slaves” You sound like you’re complaining about someone killing your cattle or horses.
@@daerdevvyl4314 records have been shown to prove my family treated their slaves well .. Robert ( king) Carter oldest son released all of his slaves and gave each man a acre of land and a pig or cow ... Chances are you ever meet a black man with Carter in his name ...you can trace it back to us ..my people were good kind people ..and still struggled because we were Irish
Aren't the Philipines an archipelago rather than an island?
Yes I noticed that mistake as well
Yes it is an archipelago
The Philippines consists of 7,001 islands.
*Yes, Sir Sem Koops, Fabs Catch, Archipelagos' Defined As: a] Sea Or Stretch Of Water Comprised With Clusters Of Islands... Thanks🤗 !*
@@Kitiwake nope it's 7,641 islands
I absolutely LOVE Biographics! Keep the videos coming Simon!
our hero.
-all the love from the philippines ❤️
"I studied dramatics for seven years under MacArthur."-D.D. Eisenhower
Thank you. WW2 is one of my favorite eras and especially the Pacific theater.
Will you guys please do the OG American general, Washington?
you mean that prick that owned 430 people?
@@spacecatboy2962 yes, I'd hope to see a video of him regardless of his slave ownership
@@rafisanders as long as they mention oney judge
@@spacecatboy2962 You can't compare people from the 18th century to 21st century standards, when he owned slaves it was a common thing, also "Despite having been an active slave holder for 56 years, George Washington struggled with the institution of slavery and spoke frequently of his desire to end the practice. At the end of his life Washington made the bold step to free all his slaves in his 1799 will - the only slave-holding Founding Father to do so"
So the so called "prick" stood up against the industry of slavery way before it was abolished and that's how you know he was a man of character and honor. The only prick I see around here, frankly, is you for spitting such uninformed nonsense, educate yourself, it's free if you have internet access.
@@Ramcas42 you are ignorant of history. Washington didnt stand up for ending slavery, he broke slavery laws while president. Look at how he treated oney judge. He didnt free slaves when he died, they were to be free when martha died. Washington was an elitist prick. Its a shame that the confederate states of america had that asshole on their seal. His policy was also to tax the poor farmers to pay for the war. Again, an elitist prick.
would love to see a biography of Chiang Kai-Shek. We don't get to see a lot of history about east Asia where I live
He's remembered fondly in the Philippines, especially those in Leyte where a memorial of the landings stands featuring a statue him
MacArthur was that rare thing that it is better to have on your side than a good General. He was a good man.
Recently came across your channel and immediately subscribed. Being a history buff I love how well your presentation is so well put together. No annoying background music is so refreshing. Keep up the great work..
"Japan overruns the Philippines"
MacArthur: Omae wa mou shindeiru
Japan: NANI!?
MacArthur's landing at Inchon was inspired. Great vid Simon, thanks
Hey Simon, could you please do one for the Korean Admiral Yi Sun-Shin? One famous battle will be Battle of Myeongnyang where he defeated the Japanese with 13 ships against 330 ships.
Thanks a million!
Wow. What a guy.
I'm really struck by his forward vision of how important Asia would become in the future
Nimitz's name was actually Chester W. Nimitz, not Charles. Excellent job though!!!
ROADBLOCK'S DEFENSE yeah that part bothered me
Noticed that too!
Irritating. They should get an editor.
I painted his nephews house. And my nephews school and a major freeway here in san jose ca are named after him. Pretty cool
Yep, this ain’t the first time He is wrong in some basic facts.
Read 'American Caesar', MacArthur was an interesting cat.
Woah, he's a cat!
American Caeser is just megalomaniacal nonsense. No American general stands up to Caeser.
@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- hold my Kaiserreich
Please do a video on Franz Liszt. He’s one of the greatest piano composers of all time. Although piano might not be the most popular topic of history, he changed the way that orchestra/piano music performed
Frédéric Chopin
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I really appreciate your respect for the topics of your videos. The degree of respect and efforts that is put in to these videos gives me the hope that they will be used in future history classes.
"I studied dramatics under Douglas MacArthur" - Dwight Eisenhower.
he had a hand at the creation of the sweet Filipino spaghetti.
he forever has my gratitude. oh and for that whole "liberation from japanese occupation" thing too i guess
But didn't the Japanese liberate the Philippines from the Americans also?
Pat Aherne the Philippines was never “free” until 1946, just a year after Japan left
"STAY OUT OF VIETNAM"
Hmmmmm funny how one o f the experts themselves spoke the obvious...
He was not the only one who knew to stay out of Vietnam. The subject come up in a world war 2 Big Three Conference, but is less known.
Who never set foot in jungle watching young men die on beach from ship then taking credit for their sacrifice.
F P trolling for idiots is sport like sniping aim for gut shot instead of kill to see who shows up
i would love to see a biography on Augusto Pinochet, as a chilean myself i have never learned about Pinochet's life pre-1973 coup, please, do a video on him!
@Steve Jones oh my oh my, cant wait until that drops
His funeral was attended by many leading Japanese who were honoring the great General that freed their country and bestowed upon it the largess of a saint and the truth and freedoms of a statesman. He was the greatest leader of Japan in the twentieth. century.
"I shall return."
and he delivered it.
Too harsh on truman, Mac was literally calling for the use of tactical nuclear weapons along the entire chinese nk front too stop chinese supplys and armier.
James PalmerNeels it was a good idea
As Truman put it: "We're trying to stop a war, not start a new one!"
What would Russia think about the US nuking China and N Korea? That we can just resolve any small scale war with a the push of a button. Mind you this is Russia still under control of Stalin and if there anything we know about Stalin, he was one paranoid motherfucker. Guarantee that Stalin would of ordered his nukes ready to nuke Western Europe since the US made it clear that it will solve all wars with using nukes.
WatcherMovie008 In Martin Amis’s book “Koba the Dread” he asserted that the only person Stalin had ever trusted was Hitler, and look where that got him.
@@WatcherMovie008 Damn Truman was a pussy, GO MAC !
He didn't understand the limited war in Korea. The threat to the newly formed United Nations. He was in charge and had a desire to live in the White House.
14:00 Charles Nimitz died in 1911. The image shown is of Chester Nimitz.
To this day, Gen. MacArthur is remembered greatly and respected by Filipinos for his role in liberating us from Imperial Japan. If you go to Leyte now, monuments of him and American soldiers are standing at the exact spot where they had landed 7 decades ago. History would never be the same without him and it's likely that a bunch of nations such as mine would cease to exist today if he was never there.
A hero he was, a hero he still is for a lot of us in the Philippines.
America was never going to lose to Japan with MacArthur or without him.
@Ryan Lajara that had nothing to do with MacArthur. Don't confuse a few Americans with all of America either.
It was the American army that fought for your freedom, not dugout Doug who did his famous skedaddle. He was also no hero to the world war I veterans that he had fired upon for protesting their pay they haven't received from the last war.
Fantastic, as usual. Absolutely superior team producing these gems.
"I will come back"
-Douglas Mac Arthur
Its acually shall
@9:38 you are showing a picture of Louise Brooks, a famous film star of the silent era. He married someone called Louise Cromwell Brooks a socialite.
Hi!! Filipino here, i would like to teach you on how we pronounce the places you've mentioned in your video:
Bataan is pronounced Ba-ta-an. Corregidor = the g is silent, so ko-re-hi-dor
!! Also when he went back to the Philippines to push back against the Japanese forces, he landed in Samar (or Leyte, i forgot).
Overall I am happy with how you have delivered his biography. We were never taught of his past life, only of his service to the Filipino people during his tenure here. Thank you.
Bit late now cocka.
Tiga Mariveles,Bataan here
"...he was attacked by a pair of bandits, and beatoff both of them..." lmfao, interesting tactic... (sorry, couldn't help myself)
I Shall Return -Douglas Macarthur
John J Pershing is my favorite general, especially since I was in the army for seven years, a video of him would be nice.
MacArthur was right about Asia to bad no one listened
my favorite series on YT! keep it up simon these are so entertaining and educational!
Thanks for this one!
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur's one of my real life heroes. He was America's most brilliant strategist during World War II, and had he been given carte blanche during the Korean War, not only would Viet Nam have been averted (or at least spared being badly micromanaged), but Red China wouldn't be such an annoyance.
When given carte blanche, he got his butt kicked. He was in complete control when the war started and was almost lost, and when the Chinese pushed the UN back under the 38th parallel. He was the military commander at the top.
@@cpmenninga when he was given command, he got Korea back from one city, to almost the whole country back, until china sent millions of soldiers.
He praised for invading incheon that actually changed the korean war from defense to offense which still consider as a excellent strategy in korea these days
Truman calling another person, let alone a General like MacArthur, a dumb son of a bitch, is one of the biggest ironies in history.
Sir Simon Whistler, a plea: do the great Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington next! And please, pay extra attention to his styles of address (evolution of personal noble titles).
Jeez Louise, what a man!
Would love to see a Biographics episode of FDR!
The comments we-were scary....
Aaron John Cuestas that was admiral nimitz
@@Diego-wi7ur Nimitz wants to bypass the Philippines and invade Formosa. Gen Douglas Mc Arthur actually set foot in the Philippines, establish the Philippine army rangers, build bridges, schools, roads, and so many other things. He is the only no. 1 Mc in the hearts of Filipinos.
Without winning the war they would be speaking Japanese right now in the Philippines.
Hail Father MacArthur!
@@philippinecircularflag2023 What are Filipino children taught in highschool about MacArthur?
You missed the part where he virtually accused the Aussie soldiers on the Kokoda Track as cowards when he had no idea of the conditions they were fighting under.
A very well done video! This is one of the best Biographics yet!
Well researched, comprehensive, well written, and well presented.
Kudos, Mr. Whistler, et. al!
Kudos, Bravo, and keep 'em coming!
How about a bio on Motown Records founder Berry Gorgy?
Also bios on Paul, George and Ringo, and the man who took a chance on them, Brian Epstein?
I enjoy your videos, I was surprised that you did not mention his second wife Jean who gave birth to his only child, a son. He was married to her almost three decades until his death.
Sandra Skaggs that son is still alive
Jeez Truman, tell us what you really think! Lol
I grew up thinking Truman was a great man, then I learned about General Douglas MacArthur and Truman is petty in comparison!! MacArthur was a Great man and his ways and tactics and understanding should be taught as well as we can!! Sad the man was so astute and BRAVE and was treated by so many Democrats as he was, a foreboding of our modern times!!
16:57..." MacArthur told him (Kennedy) to stay out of Vietnam. " He tried to get out ( The US was already there) and got shot for doing it.
at some point you need to do one about George C. Marshall, a great man and a great general who was MacArthur's almost identical contemporary (they were born the same year and I think commissioned the same year though took very different military career paths that led them to almost the same status).
Please please do a video on Bobby Fischer. Only American world chess champion and had such a unique and crazy life he should get a video!!
I agee
Oh yes.
I don't think you will like what you hear. he is a racist and anti-sematic
@Nesper not really. You obviously just watched a movie and got all your thoughts from it. You really don't know how disappointing his thoughts and ideas are much less how he did nothing but join a cult and get crazy.
Thats why its interesting
this is how I imagine Douglas’ grandparents named his dad:
grandmother: hmmmm let’s think of a name
grandfather: a name that’s classic
grandmother: how about *ARTHUR* Mac *ARTHUR*
.-.
His grandfather was also named Arthur, his father was Arthur jr.
I have watched a ton of your videos, I always give you thumbs up.
I don't know how you will Top this one,this was absolutely... I would say SPECTACULAR but that would be a major understatement, excellent job.
This man when from gun slinging in the Old West to ending the largest war in human history. Why isn't there a biographical movie showing all this?
Emperor 2012 Tommy Lee Jones.
You missed the bit where "his" soilders (whom he had abandoned to the Japanese in Bataan) ACTUALLY freed the Phillipines were so pissed about the abandonment that they attempted to kill him during one of his press shows where he made them stand in the back because, after 2 years of zero American support, they didnt "look very good." Or what about all the men that were left abandoned north of the Yangtze river (IN China) during the Korean war who were left to find their own way back to the 49th parallel. While he was a great General, he had a habit for ignoring orders from higher ups that resulted in his men being abandoned in his awful places. I have several great uncles who (barely) survived the death march and a grandfather who was with the leading forces in China when Mcarthur was sacked, thus leaving my grandfather and his fellow soilders stranded in China. Take a note from The History Guy and dont be afraid to include ALL the details, not just the good ones.
Hey um, you said Charles Nimitz. It was Chester W Nimitz.
Hes a brit forgive him
He’s British, so give him a break. They think that America didn’t win the war alone.
@@mikeporten8174 I don't mean to patronize the Soviets but even if the allies have landed Germany would still collapse because of the Soviet Union.
Eisenhower, MacArthur, Patton......we just need one on Admiral Chester Nimitz and Omar Bradley (the last 5 star General) and the list of WW II American badasses will be mostly complete, lol
Don't forget Audie Murphy
Greatly informative. Just a small thing. Manila is spelled with a single “L”. Everything else is just perfect. Keep it up!
Why do I love this General
Who needs super heroes when such people exist?! A sharp mind, was able to take care of himself during an attack, excellent strategist, did not give into racial bias... What a guy. Eternal salute to him.
Simon, please do a video about Catherine the Great. And perhaps Oscar Schindler.
Man, I’m 16 and want to be a history teacher, and these videos are an addiction for me.
Do follow up research, I love Simon and his team, but they definitely get things wrong.
@@kalashnikovdevil this guy's right,kid. It's always good to round your knowledge of a subject. Do this, and make your land a better place
August Biernbaum hey brother trust me I’m a history geek I’ve been studying history since I’m 8 (I’m 15 now) and trust me this mans a amazing UA-camr and he’s right about a lot of stuff but he does get stuff wrong I’ve suggest watching videos other than him reading the stuff online on various sources and make sure you read books on the topics your interested in for example if you wanna know bout ww2 how the holocaust started I suggest reading the crystal night
@@americanpride8441 that's what is so great about the new way of learning. Schools have misinfo, books have misinfo, and videos have misinfo. Whenever you can, nowadays, you can give this scrutiny, and find facts. No need for a mandated chapter of lies, but every need for a skillfully discerning eye! You can do it, yall!
E N L I G H T E N M E N T SinghforTruth truth man
He 'beat off' both the bandits, then shot them...
I see what you did there.
trogdor420 I don’t think that’s what he meant.
Know you weren't alone. This is the internet after all.
Gen. Mc Arthur is the hero of the Pacific theater, here in the Philippines there's our highway named after him the longest public highway in luzon stretching for 500km
MacArthur was this close to Nuclear Devastation of the world after been salty at the Chinese for pushing back to the 38th parallel.
Truman is the hero that the world forgets and MacArthur is the man child that the world applauds.
Except for the fact China didn't have nukes till 64, and USSR had just had its first success in 49.
If we listened to Patton and MacArthur, the world would be set up a whole lot better.