The Most Dangerous Man In America: The Making Of Douglas MacArthur - Plot & Excerpts
—Douglas MacArthur The picture of Douglas MacArthur, in mid-December 1941, calmly counting Japanese fighters veiled the worry he must have felt. American power in the Pacific had been shattered, with all of America’s military outposts, excepting those in the Philippines, overrun. There was little doubt that the islands that MacArthur loved were next on Japan’s list. George Marshall, in Washington, knew this too, even as he struggled to provide his Philippine commander with the aircraft and supplies he needed, but that Marshall did not have. Given the lack of the dozens of army divisions, air squadrons, and battle fleets needed to oppose the Japanese, Marshall viewed his immediate post–December 7 task as maintaining the morale of the Americans and Filipinos facing the Japanese—to “buck up” MacArthur, even as his air force lay smoldering on Philippine airfields. “The resolute and effective fighting of you and your men air and ground has made a tremendous impression on the American people and confirms our confidence in your leadership,”
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