Why Japanese Commanders Feared MacArthur More Than Any American General
Автор: Decision Points WW2
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Why Japanese Commanders Feared MacArthur More Than Any American General
When MacArthur escaped the Philippines in March 1942 and declared "I shall return," Japanese military planners dismissed it as propaganda. By 1944, that statement had become an obsession haunting Imperial General Headquarters. Japanese commanders dedicated disproportionate resources to the Philippines because they understood MacArthur wasn't just fighting a military campaign - he was waging psychological warfare against their entire Pacific strategy. Captured Japanese documents reveal commanders debating whether MacArthur's return would trigger Filipino uprisings, destroy Japanese credibility across occupied Asia, and prove that no Japanese conquest was permanent.
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