Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur was an American general who commanded in the Pacific and later led United Nations forces in Korea. After withdrawing from the Philippines in 1942, he returned during the Allied advance, supervised the occupation of Japan and was dismissed by President Truman after publicly challenging Korean War policy.

In Jeff Shaara’s The Frozen Hours, Douglas MacArthur believes China will not intervene in strength, but Mao Zedong sends large forces across the border. In David Healey’s Jungle Sniper, Deacon Cole witnesses General Douglas MacArthur come ashore while Japanese fire continues, then joins the assault on Hill 522, a fortified position overlooking the Leyte beachhead. Other novels featuring Douglas MacArthur include Griff Hosker’s Commando, David Healey’s Samurai & Snipers, Lee Jackson’s Reaping the Whirlwind, Griff Hosker’s Behind Enemy Lines, and Griff Hosker’s Beyond the Rhine.

In non-fiction, Douglas MacArthur is discussed in James Holland’s Victory ’45. James Holland’s Victory ’45 approaches the subject through social change and the pressures of ordinary life, political ambition and government, and military command and battlefield decision-making.