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.
New WWII Movie on the Way
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And as a nice tie-in to A&A, note that the USS Laffey which, almost incredibly, survived six kamikaze hits and four bomb hits (DD-724, which shared the name of its predecessor, DD-459) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer – the class which is the basis for the Allied destroyer sculpt in A&A 1941.
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I am hoping The Final Battle comes out and it wasn’t a joke.
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@Caesar:
I am hoping The Final Battle comes out and it wasn’t a joke.
That should be such a good movie!
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IMDb has it listed in pre production!
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It will be interesting to see how the world reacts to the Wehrmacht being seen as part of the good guys.
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There will be German baddies too so I doubt it will generate too much upset.
In truth there were goodies and baddies on all sides. Films have allowed dignity and humanity to some German and Japanese characters for some time. A notable recent example being Letters from Iwo Jima. The willingness to depict good Germans goes back to very soon after the end of the war in fact. One of the great facets of WW2 was the swift move to forgive across Europe. My aunt married a German POW. It is remarkable.
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USS Laffey Kamikaze Attack
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@Caesar:
It will be interesting to see how the world reacts to the Wehrmacht being seen as part of the good guys.
Exactly what part did Wehrmacht play in the Japanese kamikaze attack on the US destroyer Laffey ? Please tell me…
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Two different films Narvik. Destroyer & The Final Battle.
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I mean according to the battle of Castle Itter, there was a SS officer that helped the allies out.