Douglas MacArthur: Soldier of the Century III
By Alex Odell

Published Friday, November 04, 2005  | 0 comments  | Print  | E-mail

Thanks for correcting several myths critical of MacArthur.  One that is constantly used by his detractors is the disastrous Japanese air attack on Clark Field Air Force Base in the Philippines, several hours after Pearl Harbor.  As you pointed out, his air chief Lt. General Lewis Brereton was largely responsible for allowing 17 B-17s to be destroyed on the ground.  General Brereton was later transferred to the European Theatre of Operations where he took command of the 1st Allied Airborne Army in Operation Market Garden (another disaster).  Operation Market Garden was the largest airborne assault of the war and was made into an excellent movie in the eighties titled “A Bridge Too Far.”  

Sincerely,
Alex Odell
Mount Vernon, WA

Alex@cascade-cosmetic.com

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Thanks for writing.  We appreciate all the letters we’ve been getting on MacArthur.

Brian King
Website Editor
Armchair General

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