MacArthur purposefully strides ashore at Leyte in the Philippines in 1944

A father's legacy drove WWII general MacArthur's ambition

Five-star general Douglas MacArthur had a rough and rugged upbringing that shaped him into one of history's most distinguished soldiers.

In 1944, MacArthur purposefully strides ashore at Leyte in the Philippines during the U.S. Army’s grueling campaign to take back the islands from Japanese troops, and fulfilling his promise—“I shall return”—made to the Filipino people after his withdrawal from Bataan.
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