I think Douglas MacArthur is an intriguing person.
Did you know he was very highly regarded in Japan (by the Japanese) during the post-war years?
I find it remarkable that a man with such a personal history in the pacific war was able to put it all aside and deal with the conquered japanese with such respect and finesse.
One of his aphorims, badly mangled by me, is that "it's easy to deal with the Japanese- you just have to imagine you are talking to precocious 12 year olds" to which the Japanese apparently agreed.
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"Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill
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