Leaving the Philippines wasn’t a “strategy” by MacArthur; he was ordered to leave by Roosevelt. It should also be noted that MacArthur’s handling of the opening phases of the Philippines campaign was sloppy; as I recall, he was caught unprepared by the Japanese invasion, even though by the time it started he had already heard about the raid on Pearl Harbor.
3 great documentaries about the Eastern Front
-
These are really good docs from the Russian perspective.
Brest fortress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O_D_0O1Fww&list=UULIEpcRSb-WKbXqk-6Hi7nA&index=4Second shock army
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dijJxq04s5w&list=UULIEpcRSb-WKbXqk-6Hi7nARzhev meat grinder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur83MLafhlU&index=3&list=UULIEpcRSb-WKbXqk-6Hi7nA -
Pfftp you mean the WRONG perspective.
-
Well, they won the war.
-
ok you win. :P
-
Well the Russians lost the first world war so we’re even. And USA beat Japan
Anyway here is another one I found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD11igF7seE
the “Rzhev meat grinder” episode is the best one of this series but they are all pretty good.
-
Thanks Vance. Will try and watch them.
Like Garg, though, I prefer the other side of the hill. -
@wittmann:
Thanks Vance. Will try and watch them.
Like Garg, though, I prefer the other side of the hill.I watched them…but i agree with you.
-
Has anyone read the book stalingrad by Michael Jones?