Biography General Douglas MacArthur: The Return of a Legend
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TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Biography

General Douglas MacArthur: The Return of a Legend

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, Biography, History

He was one of America's greatest commanders, a warrior so tough and determined that he helped win World War II with a simple promise: "I shall return." Douglas MacArthur was a soldier's soldier the son of an officer, the star of West Point...See moreHe was one of America's greatest commanders, a warrior so tough and determined that he helped win World War II with a simple promise: "I shall return." Douglas MacArthur was a soldier's soldier the son of an officer, the star of West Point, the Army's youngest-ever full general. He was already a retired hero when he was recalled in 1941 to face his biggest challenge defending an unprepared Pacific force against a seemingly unstoppable Japanese war machine. With rare footage and interviews with comrades, family and friends, the complete story of this complex general comes alive. Trace his life from his army brat childhood and his magnificent stand in the Philippines to his later forays into presidential politics. Get to know MacArthur as he faces the Japanese in WWII, fights his own rogue war in Korea and, finally, ends his military career by going head-to-head with an angry Harry Truman. It's a revealing look at the old soldier who wouldn't fade away and remains a hero to millions of people. See less

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Jack Perkins Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Sapporo 1972: XI Olympic Winter Games (1972)
Fritz Weaver Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Creepshow (1982)
John D. Bulkeley Self - Retired Vice Admiral Self - Retired Vice Admiral See fewer	Biography (1987)
Edward M. Coffman Self - Author, 'The Old Army' Self - Author, 'The Old Army' See fewer	Biography (1987)
Conrad Crane Self - Associate Professor, American History - U.S. Military Academy Self - Associate Professor, American History - U.S. Military Academy See fewer	The Bloody Hundredth (2024)
Edward Drea Self - Author, 'MacArthur's ULTRA: Codebreaking and the war against Japan' Self - Author, 'MacArthur's ULTRA: Codebreaking and the war against Japan' See fewer	Biography (1987)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
James Golden Self - Professor & Head, Department of Social Science - U.S. Military Academy Self - Professor & Head, Department of Social Science - U.S. Military Academy See fewer	Mind's Eye the Series (2010)
Cole Kingseed Self - Associate Professor, Military History - U.S. Military Academy Self - Associate Professor, Military History - U.S. Military Academy See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
Douglas MacArthur Self - Ambassador to Japan, 1957-1961 Self - Ambassador to Japan, 1957-1961 See fewer	Assignment in Korea (1951)
Rod Paschall Self - Author, 'The Defeat of Imperial Germany' Self - Author, 'The Defeat of Imperial Germany' See fewer	The Korean War: No Longer Forgotten (2019)
John J. Pershing Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	France in Arms (1917)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
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Harry S. Truman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The History of Sportfishing
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