Abstract
The paper introduces the topic of General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War and then discusses MacArthur's career in the form of questions and answers. In this way, the paper examines the decisions that resulted in his victory at Inchon and the subsequent setbacks that marred this final victory in the general's life. The paper also discusses MacArthur's role as a communicator and his likely rationale for approaching the planning and prosecution of his battle strategy at Inchon. In addition, the paper explores why MacArthur did not keep the Joint Chiefs of Staff well informed and examines what factors played a role in his dismissal. Finally, the paper provides an assessment of the positive and negative lessons that can be learned from MacArthur's lengthy military career.

Outline:
What Were the Mission, Goal(s), and Objectives of the U.S. vis-a-vis the Korean Situation in August, 1950?
MacArthur was an Expert Communicator. How Did he Use Communication to Accomplish Inchon? How Did he Vary Communication Tactics Depending on the Audience and Objective?
Why Was Inchon the "Right" Decision?
MacArthur Did Not Keep the JCS Well Informed. What Are the Arguments For and Against This? Was He Right in Not Keeping Them Informed? Does This Create an Ethical Dilemma?
Less Than Three months After the Sweeping Victory at Inchon, the U.S. Military Suffered its Longest Retreat. How Did This Rapid Reversal Take Place? What Characteristics Within the Man MacArthur Contributed to Produce These Two Radically Opposed Outcomes?
MacArthur was Fired by President Truman. What Factors Played a Role in his Removal? What Happened to the Great Communication Skills that Enabled Inchon? Did They Fail Him? If So, How?
What Lessons, Positive and Negative, Can We Learn from MacArthur?

From the Paper
"The fundamental mission of the U.S. in August 1950 was to stop and reverse the relentless drive of tens of thousands of elite North Korean forces invading their South Korean ally. Without U.S. intervention, it was feared that the entire southern peninsula would soon be overrun by the invading North Koreans, and there was sufficient justification for such concern. For example, in his recent book, The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War, Halberstam (2007) reports that, "On June 25, 1950, nearly seven divisions of elite North Korean troops, many of whom had fought for the Communist side in the Chinese civil war, crossed the border into South Korea, with the intention of conquering the entire South in three weeks" (p. 1). Just as there were two very different sides to the man himself, his legacy is likewise perceived in vastly different ways by different schools of thought concerning MacArthur's actions at Inchon in 1950."

Tags:communication, leadership, charisma, ego, Joint, Chiefs, of, Staff

Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss and analyze the topic of Douglas MacArthur. Specifically it discusses his childhood education, family and military career. It looks at how Douglas MacArthur is perhaps one of the most well known army generals in history and how his career spanned three wars. It also discusses how he left his post in disgrace after President Harry Truman fired him during the Korean War.

From the Paper
"Douglas MacArthur was the son of Captain Arthur MacArthur and Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur. He was born at the U.S. Army Arsenal in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 26, 1880. He spent most of his childhood moving from one Army base to another, never calling any one place "home." He attended West Texas Military Academy from the time he was thirteen to seventeen, and entered West Point in 1899. He graduated from West Point in 1903, placing first in a class of 94 cadets. Right after he graduated, he traveled to the Philippines, and served four duty tours there during his career. In fact, many people believe he came to know Asians better than he knew or understood Americans, and this may have led to his eventual downfall as General of the Army. "

Tags:army, war, korea, truman

Abstract
This paper is on General Douglas MacArthur. General MacArthur lived his entire life for the army from cradle to grave. He served an aide in Theodore Roosevelt's White House. MacArthur gained his first real measure of fame during War World I. As an old soldier he faded away from the public eye until his death in 1964.

Abstract
This paper contends that, in spite of being forced to step down from his post not soon after he devised the Inchon invasion, General Douglas MacArthur demonstrated a skillful command of military tactics, communications and resource management. The paper relates that MacArthur, with skilled oratory and rhetoric, persuaded a group of military commanders that Operation Chromite, the name for the Inchon landing, was the best course of action for accomplishing American objectives in Korea.

From the Paper
"MacArthur's expertise in both battle and boardrooms earned him respect among the American people, and it may have been precisely that level of admiration that bothered President Truman and led to his dismissal of the decorated army general. Truman might have been jealous. Indeed, Truman "believed MacArthur was a coward, a fake, and an insufferable prima donna." Yet historical fact proves otherwise: the victory at Inchon in particular proves that MacArthur was anything but a coward, a phony, or a prima donna."

Tags:power, illogical choice, truman hero, ethical dilemmas

Abstract
This paper provides a comparison and contrast of the military and foreign policy views of President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War, the first limited engagement conflict of the Cold War that would ultimately result in a controversy between the two leaders that witnesses MacArthur being relieved of his command by Truman.

From the Paper
"The Truman-MacArthur Controversy was a conflict between President Harry S. Truman and General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War. (Hirsch Kett Trefil) The controversy occurred during the first major conflict of the Cold War, the war between communist North Korea and capitalist South Korea. Primarily, the controversy revolved around the direction of the Korean War, with MacArthur insisting American air power be used to attack the People's Republic of China in direct opposition to Truman's belief that any U.S. attack on China would..."

Tags:communism, containment, limited engagement, stalemate, China, Soviet Union, foreign policy, Commander-in-Chief, authority

Abstract
This paper provides an in-depth look into the long military career of MacArthur. It begins by examining his role in the Second World War and how his tactics won the conclusive battles in the Pacific. It then examines the diplomacy and politics leading up to the Korean War and how MacArthur was closely involved in all events and developments that took place during that period.

From the Paper
"A hero to some and a villain to others, General Douglas MacArthur dominated America's role in the pacific after World War II. To the people of the Philippines, he is worshiped as a liberator, a man whose grit and determination pushed the enemy out of their island nation. A proud mixture of courage and conceit, he has been given credit for conquering determined Japanese people and ending the fighting of the second Great War. A veteran of three major American wars, his legend remains strong within American history.

Tags:korea, pacific, world, war, two, philippines, japan, diplomacy

From the Paper
"Michael Schaller's biography of General Douglas MacArthur, MacArthur: The Far Eastern General, demonstrates a number of instances of leadership on the part of the general in two wars and in the period between those two wars in particular. World War II and the Korean War were important in MacArthur's story, and his leadership in Japan after World War II was a vital element in restructuring that country for the postwar economic boom that has resulted, whether that was his clear intention or not."

Tags:BIOGRAPHIES

Abstract
This paper looks at the background behind the start of the war, the initial success of the United Nation response and then the eventual push back when China decided to intervene. The paper looks at the vainglorious Douglas MacArthur, whose flaws, both as a man and commander had a huge impact on the eventual outcome of the war.

From the Paper
"The Korean War was one of the most destructive and yet remote conflicts of the twentieth century. Many historians have labeled it as `the Forgotten War' and the men who fought it were not nearly as celebrated as their predecessors in the Second World War. Its fifty-two thousand four hundred and twenty six American combat deaths are almost as many as the fifty-eight thousand who died in its far better known successor, the Vietnam War. Despite these parallels, the Korean War has never occupied the place in popular culture that the Vietnam conflict has."

Tags:inchon, chinese intervention, truce

Abstract
The paper reports that although it cost almost as many American lives as the war in Vietnam, many people in the United States today cannot even remember the Korean War. To see what really happened during this period in American history, this paper provides a review of the primary and secondary literature to briefly identify the events leading up to the Korean War and what happened while it was being fought that resulted in MacArthur's dismissal by Truman. The paper provides a summary of the research and important findings in the conclusion.

From the Paper
"Many observers today would probably argue that the armistice that resulted from the way the war was managed was not worth all of the blood and treasure that it cost, but there were many things to consider in how the war was waged and what response would be appropriate to the outbreak of hostilities. According to Haulman (2001), "President Harry S. Truman was not content merely to evacuate U.S. civilians from the South Korean capital or to haul ammunition to the South Korean defenders. He was determined to send U.S. troops from Japan to Korea as quickly as possible to help stem the invasion in the name of the United Nations."

Tags:intervention, military, prestige, minerals, electric, power

Abstract
This paper explains that Medal of Honor winner, Colonel George "Bud" Day, who served America in three wars during his 34-year military career, survived 67 months of captivity during Vietnam War. The author points out that Day, having more than 50 combat awards, including the Medal of Honor, is the most highly decorated officer since Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The paper relates that, like ancient Athens, modern America pays tribute to those who have paved the way for the lives we lead today, many at the expense of their own lives.

Table of Contents
Introduction
A Heroic POW
A Life Worth Living
How Day's Heroism Continued after the Air Force
Conclusion

From the Paper
"During the second week of his escape, Day started to hear the nearby sounds of American artillery and helicopters. In the darkness of night, he continued his journey until the base camp was in sight. He was afraid to approach the friendly fortress during the darkness because he knew the defenders might mistake him for an enemy, so he lay down in the jungle to await dawn. Shortly before the sun rose, he looked up to see a North Vietnamese soldier pointing an AK-47 rifle at him. Attempting to escape, Day was shot in his left hand and thigh. A day and a half later, he was recaptured and returned to his original prison camp."

Tags:prisoner, vietnam, medal, veterans, lawyer