The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur

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by Perry, Mark


  and Roosevelt, Franklin (see also Roosevelt, Franklin: and MacArthur)

  and Roosevelt, Franklin, and choice of successor as chief of staff, 48–50

  and Roosevelt, Franklin, as path to Philippines, 248

  and Roosevelt, Franklin, confrontation with, 17–18

  and Roosevelt, Franklin, criticism of, 323–324, 333

  and Roosevelt, Franklin, death of, 328

  and Roosevelt, Franklin, July 1944 meeting, in Honolulu, 269–273

  and Roosevelt, Franklin, relationship between, 2, 3, 6–7, 15–16, 17–18, 26, 57–58, 61–62, 181, 226, 273, 280, 355–356

  and Roxas, Manuel, 333–334, 335, 336

  and Russia, 318

  and Saidor, 248

  and Seeadler Harbor, 255–256

  strengths and weaknesses of, 353–355

  and support for, post-airfield attack, 91–93

  as supreme commander for the allied powers for the purpose of enforcing the surrender of Japan, 346

  and Sutherland, Richard, 160, 339–340

  at Tacloban, Leyte, headquarters, 305, 308

  and Toem, 263, 264

  and Truman, Harry, 340, 346, 353, 354

  and two-front war strategy, 96, 181–182

  untruths about, 353–354

  and Wainwright, Jonathan, 175, 349

  and Wakde, 263, 264–265

  and war plan/strategy, 90, 164–166, 166–169, 223, 236–238, 259–261, 267–269

  and warfare, report on future of, 33–36

  wives of ( see Brooks, Louise; MacArthur, Jean Faircloth)

  and World War I, 161

  MacArthur, Jean Faircloth, 50–51, 52, 53, 56, 58, 62, 95, 121, 156, 267, 323, 353, 358

  and Australia, evacuation to, 148, 153

  and Corregidor, evacuation to, 106–108

  and Pearl Harbor attack, 71

  MacArthur, Mary “Pinky,” 23, 25, 47, 50

  MacArthur and the War Against Japan (Hunt), 324

  Mahan, Alfred Thayer, 3

  Makin, 88

  Makino, Shiro, 287

  Malaya, 88

  Manhattan Project, 345

  Manila, 23, 41, 97, 105, 106, 118–119, 123

  Cavite Navy Yard, 87–88

  evacuation of, 94–95, 106

  and Homma, Masaharu, 111–112, 113

  as open city, 95

  Manila battle, 311–312, 314–316, 318–323

  March, Peyton, 21–22

  Marianas, 261

  Marquat, William, 168

  Marshall, George, 11–12, 30, 36, 69–71, 191–192, 217, 237, 251, 355

  as army chief of staff, 65

  and Arnold’s commander assessment, 205, 207–208

  and Australia, base in, 100–102

  and Bataan, promise of relief to MacArthur in, 119–121, 124–125, 173

  and Bataan, surrender of, responsibility for, 174, 175, 176

  and Battle of Bataan, 130

  and Battle of the Bismarck Sea, 229–230

  and Central Pacific campaign, 243–244

  characteristics and personality of, 77, 78, 79–80

  and Clark, Mark, 226

  and cooperation between Allied militaries in Europe and the Pacific, 163–164

  and Corregidor, 135–136

  and Craig’s promotion to chief of staff, 49–50

  and Eichelberger, Robert, 220–221

  and Eisenhower, Dwight, 339

  and Far East assistance plan, 88–89

  and France, second front in, 184–186

  and Germany, 329–331

  and Germany-first war strategy, 95, 183

  and Guadalcanal, 204, 225–226

  and Leyte, 280–281, 281–282

  and MacArthur, 80, 162–163

  and MacArthur, and Nimitz, cooperation between, 260–261

  and MacArthur, and promise of relief, in Bataan, 119–121, 124–125, 173

  and MacArthur, support for, 100–101

  and MacArthur, support for, and post-airfield attacks, 91–93

  and MacArthur, visit with, in Australia, 250–252

  and MacArthur as commander and chief, Southwest Pacific area, 143–146

  and MacArthur as commander in Far East, 65–66

  and MacArthur’s “big ideas” on how to fight the war, 96

  MacArthur’s criticism of, 324–325

  and MacArthur’s “I Shall Return” speech, 159–160

  and MacArthur’s Medal of Honor, 161, 162

  MacArthur’s refusal to promote, 20–21

  and MacArthur’s request for reinforcements in Australia, 180–181

  and New Guinea, 197

  and North Africa, invasion of, 191

  and Operation Oboe, 338, 339

  and Operation Sledgehammer, 189–190

  and overall commander in the Pacific compromise, 326–327

  and overall commander in the Pacific debate, 256

  and Pershing, John, 77, 78

  and Philippine independence and neutrality, 126–127

  and Philippines, abandonment of, 124–125

  and Philippines, invasion of, debate over, 268

  and Philippines, U.S. airfield attack in, responsibility for, 83, 85

  and POWs, 173

  and promotion to general of the army, 309

  and Rabaul, 193

  and Roosevelt, Franklin, 77–79, 250

  and Seeadler Harbor, 255

  and Sutherland, Richard, 339–340

  and two-front war strategy, 178, 182, 183

  and Wainwright, Jonathan, 348

  and Wainwright, Jonathan, recommendation for award to, 175

  and war plans, 223

  and Yalta Conference, 317

  Marshall, Richard, 105, 153, 157, 168, 242, 307, 358

  and Bataan, retreat into, 113–114

  and Quezón, and monetary compensation, 118

  Martin, Clarence, 222

  McDuffie, Irvin, 1

  McIntire, Ross, 271, 304

  McKinley, William, 20

  McNair, Lesley, 207–208

  McNarney, Joseph, 170, 175, 207–208

  McNutt, Paul, 56, 335

  Melbourne, 160–163

  Mercer, Lucy, 8

  Mikawa, Gunichi, 198, 202, 203, 204

  Miles, Sherman, 70

  Miller, A. L., 267

  Miller, Ernest, 105

  Miller, Roger, 107

  Milne Bay, 197–199

  Mindanao, 87, 152, 244

  Mindoro, 307, 308

  Mitchell, Billy, 4, 27, 230

  Mitscher, Marc, 260

  Molotov, Vyacheslav, 316

  Montgomery, Bernard Law, 226

  Moore, George, 107–108

  Morgenthau, Henry, 326

  Mountbatten, Louis, 189–191

  Mudge, Verne, 298, 315, 320, 321–322

  Murphy, Frank, 44–45, 55, 60, 61

  Mussolini, Benito, 275

  Nadzab, 240–241

  Nagasaki, 345

  Nagumo, Chuichi, 138, 187

  Nanking, 137

  National Recovery Administration (NRA), 6

  Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 224. See also Guadalcanal

  Netherlands East Indies, 339

  Neutrality Act, 64

  New Britain, 193. See also Rabaul

  New Georgia campaign, 238–239

  New Guinea, 161–162, 182–183, 186, 191, 194–200, 210–211, 212, 213, 232, 239, 261

  MacArthur’s war plan for, 166–169

  See also Buna; Kokoda; Milne Bay; Papua New Guinea; Rabaul; other specific towns, etc.

  Newman, Aubrey, 288

  Nimitz, Chester, 102, 103, 187, 189, 281, 358

  and army-navy competition, 163–164, 243–246, 248, 276, 354

  Arnold’s assessment of, 205

  and Central Pacific campaign, 243–246, 248, 276

  as commander in chief, Pacific Ocean, 163

  and Iwo Jima and Okinawa war plan, 306, 307, 313

  and Japan, invas
ion of, 342, 344

  and Japan, surrender of, 346, 349–350, 351

  and Leyte, 281–282, 284, 294

  and Luzon, 300, 306–307

  and MacArthur, and Pacific war plan, 267–269

  and MacArthur, and Pacific war plan meeting, in Australia, 259–261

  and MacArthur, competition between, 163–164, 243–246, 248, 276

  and MacArthur, relationship between, 163–164, 271

  and overall commander in the Pacific compromise, 326–327

  and overall commander in the Pacific debate, 256–259

  and Philippines, invasion of, debate over, 260

  and promotion to fleet admiral, 309

  and Roosevelt’s visit to Honolulu, July 1944, 270, 271

  Nishimura, Shoji, 291–292

  Normandy, 275, 284

  North Africa, 142, 143, 191, 205. See also Operation Torch

  North Luzon Force, 67, 108–109

  Nothing but Praise (H. Lee), 173

  NRA. See National Recovery Administration

  Ohnishi, Takejiro, 287

  Okinawa, 281, 286, 306, 307, 313

  Oldendorf, Jesse “Oley,” 292

  Operation A-GO (Japanese), 265–266

  Operation Bagration, 275

  Operation Blacklist, 346

  Operation Campus, 346

  Operation Cartwheel, 238–243, 251, 354. See also Rabaul

  Operation Coronet, 342–343, 345. See also Japan: invasion of

  Operation Dexterity, 246–248. See also Rabaul

  Operation Downfall, 326, 341–345. See also Japan: invasion of

  Operation Ichi-Go (Operation number one; Japanese), 278

  Operation King II, 281–283. See also Leyte

  Operation KON (Japanese), 265–266

  Operation Musketeer, 305, 306. See also Luzon

  Operation Oboe, 336–341. See also Borneo

  Operation Olympic, 342, 344, 345. See also Japan: invasion of

  Operation Reckless, 261–264. See also Hollandia

  Operation Sledgehammer, 184, 189–191

  Operation Torch, 191, 220, 223. See also North Africa

  Operation Victor, 332–333

  Ord, Jimmy, 47, 48, 54–55, 56, 63

  Organized Reserve, 5, 12

  Osmeña, Sergio, 278–279, 287, 288, 333–334, 335–336

  Owen Stanley Mountains, 178, 197

  Ozawa, Jisaburo, 264, 291, 292, 294

  Pacific war plan, 259–261, 267–268

  Pandan, 87

  Papua New Guinea, 177–178. See also New Guinea; specific cities, etc.

  Parker, Frank, 42

  Parker, George, 67, 97, 98, 108–109

  and Bataan, retreat into, 113, 116, 117

  and Battle of Bataan, 122–123, 128–131

  Patch, Alexander, 206

  Patrick, Edmund, 264

  Patton, George, 30, 36, 144–145, 213, 220, 226, 228, 324–325, 354

  Pearl Harbor attack, 68, 71–73, 85–86

  Pearson, Drew, 22, 23–26

  Percival, Arthur, 350, 351

  Perkins, Francis, 18

  Pershing, John, 14, 20–22, 38, 40, 45, 77, 78, 168

  Philippine Army, 48, 53–54, 54–56, 59–60, 61–62, 62–63, 66, 67

  Philippines, 41–45, 59, 110, 248

  and collaboration during the war, 334–336

  independence and neutrality for, 123–124, 125–126, 126–128, 335

  invasion of, 278–279, 279–281, 304–305 (see also Leyte; Luzon)

  invasion of, debate over, 257, 260, 267–269, 270–273

  and Japan, 42, 43, 54, 59, 60–61

  Japanese war plan to defend, 277–278, 290–291

  and MacArthur’s command, 75 (map)

  MacArthur’s preparation for war with Japan in, 66–68

  MacArthur’s promise to return to, 159–160, 165–166, 245–246, 250, 256–257 (see also Philippines: invasion of)

  negative assessment of, 93–94

  Roosevelt’s abandonment of, 124–125

  Roosevelt’s commitment to, 110

  U.S. airfields attack in (see Clark Field attack; Iba Airfield attack)

  See also specific cities, islands, provinces, battle sites, battles, etc.

  Pierce, Clinton A. “Clint,” 133–134, 147

  Plaridel, 114, 115

  Port Moresby, 177–178, 191, 195, 196, 197, 199, 200, 211, 216

  POWs/POW camps, 172–173, 279, 347, 348

  Public Works Administration (PWA), 18–19

  Quebec Conference, September 1944, 280

  Quebec Conference (Quadrant), August 1943, 243–244

  Quezón, Manuel, 65, 108, 141, 334

  death of, 278–279

  and Eisenhower, Dwight, 63, 118

  inauguration of, as commonwealth president, 121

  and Japan and U.S., visit to, 56–58

  and MacArthur, 42–43, 44, 56–58, 59–60, 63, 118, 121, 146

  and Manila, evacuation of, 94

  and monetary compensation to active-duty U.S. officers, 44, 117–118

  and Philippine independence and neutrality, 123–124, 125–126, 126–128

  and Roosevelt, Franklin, 57–58, 118

  Rabaul, 188 (map), 232, 248, 256

  and Elkton I and II, 230–231

  MacArthur’s war plan for, 236–238

  and three “tasks” strategy, 194

  See also Operation Cartwheel; Operation Dexterity

  Rape of Nanking, 137

  Reminiscences (D. MacArthur), 50, 99, 323

  Rice, George, 168

  Richardson, Robert, 144–145, 221, 231, 269, 326

  Ritchie, William, 244

  Rockwell, Francis, 148

  Rogers, Paul, 175, 176, 207, 283, 306, 323

  Rommel, Erwin, 138, 191

  Romulo, Carlos, 109, 130, 141, 160

  Roosevelt, Eleanor, 2, 3, 8, 39, 183, 249–250

  Roosevelt, Franklin

  and airmail scandal, 27, 28

  and army budget, 2, 9, 13–16, 16–19, 36–37, 40

  and Arnold’s commander assessment, 208

  and Australia, base in, 102

  and Australia, MacArthur’s request for reinforcements in, 180

  and Bataan, promise of relief to MacArthur in, 119–120, 123–125, 140, 173

  and Bataan, surrender of, 170, 171

  and Bataan, surrender of, responsibility for, 174

  and Battle of Midway, 189

  and Casablanca Conference, 1943, 231–233

  and Churchill, Winston, 100, 223

  and Civilian Conservation Corps, 7–13

  and Clark Field attack, responsibility for, 80

  and Cooper, Isabella Rosario, 25–26

  and Craig as MacArthur’s successor, significance of, 48–50

  death of, 326, 328, 339

  and France, second front in, 182, 183–186, 189–191

  and Germany-first war strategy, 95, 100, 183

  and Guadalcanal, 223–224, 225–226

  health of, 1, 2, 8, 303–304, 325–326

  and Ickes, Harold, 279

  and informal war room in White House, 183–184

  and Japan, misjudgment of, 61–62

  and Kenney, George, 232–233

  and King’s appointment as commander in chief of U.S. Fleet, 102–104

  and Leyte, 290

  and MacArthur, Douglas (see also MacArthur, Douglas: and Roosevelt, Franklin)

  and MacArthur, and path to Philippines, 248

  and MacArthur, and request for reinforcements in Australia, 180

  and MacArthur, Craig as successor to, significance of, 48–50

  and MacArthur, July 1944 meeting, in Honolulu, 269–273

  and MacArthur, promise of relief to, in Bataan, 119–120, 123–125, 140, 173

  and MacArthur, relationship between, 2, 3, 6–7, 15–16, 17–18, 26, 57–58, 61–62, 181, 226, 273, 280, 355–356

  and MacArthur as commander and chief, Southwest Pacific area, 143, 145,
146, 155, 355

  and MacArthur as commander in Far East, 66

  and MacArthur as “most dangerous man in America,” 273, 356

  MacArthur’s criticism of, 323–324, 333

  MacArthur’s disrespect toward, 24, 25

  and MacArthur’s “I Shall Return” speech, 160

  and MacArthur’s Medal of Honor, 161, 162

  and MacArthur’s path to Philippines, 248

  and MacArthur’s political/presidential aspirations, 233, 249–250, 267, 355

  and MacArthur’s reappointment as chief of staff, 37–40, 43–44, 45

  and MacArthur’s refusal to promote Marshall, 21

  and MacArthur’s report on future of warfare, 33, 34

  and MacArthur’s retirement, 61–62

  and Marshall, George, 77–79, 250

  military approach of, 3

  military’s criticism of, 6

  and North Africa, 205

  and Operation Sledgehammer, 189–191

  and Operation Victor, 333

  and overall commander in the Pacific compromise, 327–328

  and Pacific, second front in, 190

  and Philippine independence and neutrality, 126–128

  and Philippines, abandonment of, 124–125

  and Philippines, commitment to, 110

  and Philippines, invasion of, 280–281, 304–305

  and Philippines, invasion of, debate over, 270–273

  and Philippines, MacArthur’s path to, 248

  political views of, 3

  and preparation for war, 64–68

  presidential campaign/election of, 1–2, 271–272, 303–305

  and Quezón, Manuel, 57–58

  and Quezón, Manuel, and active-duty U.S. officers, monetary compensation to, 118

  and Rabaul, 193

  and Russia, 184, 185, 186

  and Stalin, Joseph, 317–318

  and two-front war strategy, 178, 179

  and war plans, 223–224, 355

  and Yalta Conference, 316–318

  Roosevelt, James, 2

  Roosevelt, Theodore, 3

  Rowell, Sydney, 199

  Roxas, Manuel, 333–334, 335, 336

  Rupertus, William, 242, 247

  Russia, 89, 96, 178–179, 181, 184, 185, 186, 316–318, 345

  Rutherford, Lucy Mercer, 325–326

  Saidor, 248

  Saipan, 275

  Saito, Yoshitsugu, 275

  Sakai, Saburo, 74

  Salamaua, 178

  San Fernando, 113, 115

  Sanananda, 210, 211, 225, 227

  Santa Cruz Islands, 194

  Sayre, Elizabeth, 121

  Sayre, Francis Bowes, 94, 121, 125–126, 146

  Scott, Norman, 224

  Seeadler Harbor, 255–256

  Selleck, Clyde “Papa,” 116–117

  Sharp, William F., 67, 152–153

  Sheppard, Morris, 39, 40

  Sherman, Forrest, 259

 

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