![]() ![]() ![]() A year later he was stripped of all his commands because he had challenged Truman’s authority over policy, and thus the principle of civilian control over the military.Īs far as World War II is concerned, MacArthur is associated with Marshall, Eisenhower, Bradley, Patton, and so on in the military history we all remember. In 1950 he was appointed, in addition, UN commander-in-chief in Korea. Far East Command and when he had received Japan’s surrender in 1945, he became also the chief of the occupation. In 1942 he was recalled to active duty and placed in charge of the U.S. ![]() He then found employment as the organizer of the new army of the Philippines, and was its war commander in defeat. Douglas MacArthur rose to the top in the small army of the interwar years and then retired in 1934, after serving his full term as chief of staff. ![]()
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