Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his family left the Philippine island of Corregidor on this day in history, March 11, 1942. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered MacArthur to leave the island after ...
Eighty years ago today, Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Australia, three days after retreating from Corregidor in the Philippines under withering Japanese assault. Another three days later, at ...
Many a U.S. citizen has mixed feelings about General of the Army Douglas Mac-Arthur. But to Filipinos, MacArthur is a hero without flaw. “I shall return,” he promised in retreat before the Japanese in ...
The city of Dagupan, in collaboration with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Ilocos Region, recently broke ground for the MacArthur Landing Museum at Bonuan-Tondaligan village. For ...
NORFOLK, Va. - Downtown Norfolk's MacArthur Memorial hosted an event on Saturday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The battle was a key U.S. victory during World War II ...
Perhaps you had never heard of Tacloban before last week's monster typhoon pummeled the provincial capital in the central Philippines. Yet it has a rich history that includes Ferdinand Magellan's stop ...
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The MacArthur Memorial is partnering with the Filipino American National Historical Society and the Council of United Filipino Organizations of Tidewater to host a ...
Smugglers who help Central Americans traverse Mexico and cross into the U.S. are not the “slick haired... kingpins” portrayed in popular media but are usually themselves poor Continue reading » ...
In this episode of What the Hell’s summer book series, bestselling author, Jonathan Horn, discusses his new book, The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the ...
On this Memorial Day, we remember an American soldier who suffered defeat. He's linked in history with an American known for victory. Jonathan Horn wrote a book about both of them, including the ...