Defense of the Philippines to the Battle of Buna: A Critical Analysis of General Douglas MacArthur
AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL (Contributor),Jones, Laurence M. (Creator)
This paper analyzes General MacArthur's contributions to the allied effort in the first 13 months of World War II, looking at only two campaigns: the first campaign in the Philippines, and the initial fighting in New Guinea culminating with the battle of Buna. In numerous biographies MacArthur has been hailed as the 'Hero of Bataan' and the 'Fighting General', leading his troops through the jungles of New Guinea. In simple fact he was neither. Instead he was a slave to his own ego and self promotion, and was seldom concerned with his men who carried the brunt of the battle in some of the worst combat conditions of World War II
Downloadable Archival Material,English, 1989-05
