It has been de rigueur in recent decades to take a dim view of General Douglas MacArthur, siding with Truman in their argument. I've never bought that line of thought, admiring instead his amazing accomplishments as satrap of post-war Japan and his generalship in the Southwest Pacific as major milestones in a towering career.
It is good to see MacArthur coming back into fashion, being appreciated. Writing for RealClearDefense, Francis P. Sempa provides an excellent survey of MacArthur biographies, of which more than a few have appeared.
One of my favorite MacArthur factoids is that, in the Southwest Pacific, he accomplished more with fewer U.S. casualties than any other allied commander responsible for a similar challenge, certainly fewer than the admirals running the comparable Central Pacific theatre.
