Read The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur Online
Authors: Mark Perry
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 Stalin, Joseph,
317–318
and two-front war strategy,
178
,
179
and Yalta Conference,
316–318
Roosevelt, James,
2
Roosevelt, Theodore,
3
Rowell, Sydney,
199
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
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
Sherman, Forrest,
259
Sherrod, Robert,
162
Sherwood, Robert,
323–324
Shigemitsu, Mamoru,
349–350
Sho-Go plan (Japanese),
290–291
Shoumatoff, Elizabeth,
326
Simonds, George,
38
,
40
,
48–49
,
50
Skerry, Harry,
115
Smith, Herbert C. “Stutterin’,”
215
,
218
Smith, Holland “Howlin’ Mad,”
313
Solomon Islands,
193–194
,
201–202
,
205–206
,
224–225
,
232
,
257
.
See also
Guadalcanal
;
specific cities, etc.
Somervell, Brehon,
330–331
South Luzon Force,
67
,
97
,
99–100
,
108–109
Sprague, Clifton,
293–294
Spruance, Raymond,
103
,
189
,
231
,
268
,
342
and Iwo Jima and Okinawa war plan,
281
,
286
,
306
,
313
Stark, Harold,
92–93
,
102
,
104
,
107
Stillwell, Joseph “Vinegar Joe,”
344–345
Stimson, Henry,
92
,
144
,
146
,
163
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173
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175
,
326
,
329–330
,
331
,
348
and Bataan, promise of relief in,
119–120
,
124–125
and Operation Sledgehammer,
189–190
and Philippine independence and neutrality,
126–127
and Philippines, abandonment of,
124–125
Suckley, Daisy,
326
Sutherland, Richard,
63
,
168
,
222
,
233
,
244
,
282
,
358
and Australia, evacuation to,
148
,
149–150
and Battle of Bataan,
129–130
and Casablanca Conference, 1943,
231
,
232
and Clarke, Elaine,
283–284
,
307
and Harding, Edwin, assessment of,
217–218
and Japan, surrender of,
346
and Kenney, George,
192–193
and Krueger, Walter,
284
and MacArthur,
160
,
283–284
,
307
,
339–340
and Marshall, George,
339–340
and Operation Cartwheel,
242
and overall commander in the Pacific debate,
256
and Pearl Harbor attack,
71–73
and Philippines, U.S. airfield attack in, responsibility for,
81
,
83
,
85
and Quezón, and monetary compensation,
118
Suzuki, Sosaku,
299
Swift, Innis Palmer,
300
Taft, William Howard,
20
Tarakan,
340–341
Thailand,
88
Thomas, George,
235
Thomas, Norman,
12
Truman, Harry,
82
,
340
,
346
,
353
,
354
Tugwell, Rexford,
280
Tulagi,
194
Turner, Richmond Kelly,
204
Twining, Nathan,
231
Umezu, Yoshijiro,
350
U.S. Air Force,
31
U.S. Army,
37
U.S. Army Air Corps,
27–28
,
31–32
U.S. Army Air Force,
32
U.S. army budget,
2
,
7
,
8
,
9–10
,
12–13
,
13–16
,
16–19
,
36–37
,
40–41
and army officer corps,
4
,
5
,
6
,
9–10
,
11
,
13
,
26
,
42
and Public Works Administration,
18–19
U.S. Army Forces Far East (USAFFE),
65–66
,
67
,
74
,
76–77
U.S. army officer corps,
4
,
5
,
6
,
9–10
,
11
,
13
,
26
,
42
U.S. officers,
136
,
226–227
.
See also specific officers
U.S. soldiers
and disease,
135
,
139
,
217–218
,
223
,
225
,
236
,
239
and food supply,
135
,
139
,
147
,
203
USAFFE.
See
U.S. Army Forces Far East
Vandegrift, Alexander Archer,
202–204
,
217
,
224
Vasey, George Alan,
213
,
214
,
241
Visayan-Mindanao Force,
67
Von Rundstedt, Gerd,
138
Wachi, Takeji,
148
Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew “Skinny,”
67
,
87
,
90
,
93
,
95
,
96
,
108–109
,
162
,
358
and Bataan, retreat into,
112–118
and Bataan, surrender of,
169–171
and Bataan, surrender of, responsibility for,
174–176
and Battle of Bataan,
119
,
122–123
,
129–131
,
133–134
,
139
as commander of forces in Philippines,
149–151
and Corregidor, surrender of,
171–172
and Homma, Masaharu,
97–100
and Japan, surrender of,
348–349
,
350
,
351
and Japanese military, strength of,
139
Marshall’s recommendation for award to,
175
and Pierce, Clinton, promotion of,
133–134
as POW,
279
and Truman, Harry,
340
Wairopi,
199–200
Wake Islands,
88
Wallace, Henry,
18
White, Horton,
312–313