The American Caesar. A man of immense ego and immense genius. He didn't just fight battles; he choreographed history.
Strategic Invention
Bypassing strongholds to starve them out.
Personality
Believed he was destiny's chosen instrument.
Achievement
The most audacious amphibious landing in history.
MacArthur was a paradox. He was vain, theatrical, and often insubordinate. Yet he possessed a strategic vision that was almost prophetic. In the Pacific, while the Navy wanted to crash straight through the Central Pacific, MacArthur argued for a more subtle approach.
"I shall return."
His masterstroke was "Leapfrogging." Instead of attacking every Japanese garrison, he simply skipped the heavily fortified ones, landing behind them and cutting off their supply lines. He let them "wither on the vine."
Leaves Corregidor under orders. Vows to return.
The brutal jungle campaign where Island Hopping was perfected.
The Return. Wades ashore for the cameras.
His final masterpiece. A surprise landing that saved Korea.