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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