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Commander-in-Chief

Douglas MacArthur in Manila

Douglas MacArthur in Manila

An immensely popular hero of World War II, General Douglas MacArthur's public insistence on the need to expand the Korean War, over the objections of President Harry S. Truman, led to the termination of his command.

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