Walter Borneman spoke about Allied General Douglas MacArthur's evolution as a military commander. Mr. Borneman is the author of [MacArthur at War: World War II in the Pacific].

General MacArthur served as Army Chief of Staff in the 1930s after he had served as Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

MacArthur itched to return to the Philippines but led major campaigns in New Guinea. On Oct. 20, 1944, he and his naval counterpart, Adm. Chester Nimitz, launched an invasion of Leyte Island.

General Matthew B. Ridgway, 1951. U.S. Army japan. "Secretary Pace came over, took the phone call," recalls retired Army colonel Harry Maihafer of the day he witnessed a moment in history. "Then ...

Back in 1951 then General of the Army Douglas MacArthur addressed a Joint meeting of both houses of Congress, following his removal from command in Korea by then President Harry S Truman.

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Director of the Army Staff Lt. Gen. Walter E. Piatt speaks at the 32nd annual General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Awards Ceremony at the Pentagon, June 21, 2019.