This Veteran’s Day, as we remember those men and women we’ve sent into battle, we should also take a moment to remember the fateful decisions, sometimes tragically bad ones, our commanders made that ...

There is serious talk of war in the South China Sea, as Chinese air incursions into Taiwan’s air defense space increase and the rhetoric of war becomes all too commonplace. What political scientist ...

It almost happened twice and is long overdue. It was time for General Douglas MacArthur to be awarded the rank of General of the Armies of the United States. Though not an actual Six Star General, the ...

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TOKYO, TOKYO - JULY 18: Visitors examine a bust of General MacArthur in the room which served as his office in the Allied Power's Post-War Headquarter office in the Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Building, ...

A copy of General Douglas MacArthur’s speech to a joint session of Congress on April 19, 1951. (Library of Congress) The clash between Truman and MacArthur turned on what to do about China. In the ...

A piece on thee ways in which the late General Douglas MacArthur impacted the lives of people around him. By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive occasional ...