General Douglas MacArthur Archives

Carlson’s Marine Raiders participate in rigorous training with rubber boats along a Hawaiian beach. A month later, the Raiders were in action on the Japaese-held island of Makin.

General Douglas MacArthur

Evans Carlson Forms Carlson’s Raiders

By Michael D. Hull

One of America’s earliest heroes in World War II was the tall, soft-spoken son of a Connecticut Congregational minister who distinguished himself in some of the fiercest fighting in the South Pacific. Read more

As Nurses, Reservists and Corpsmen, those who served in the new female auxiliary units became some of the most important women in World War 2.

General Douglas MacArthur

Important Women in World War 2: Women’s Auxiliary Units

by Patricia McBride

Until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, America had maintained a popular non-interventionist position with World War 2. Read more

The Korean War began in June 1950, when Communist North Korean forces invaded South Korea. The United States then led a U.N. coalition to end the conflict.

General Douglas MacArthur

The Korean War: Invasion to Armistice

by Mike Haskew

With the end of World War II, the Korean peninsula was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet and U.S. Read more

General Douglas MacArthur

Military Book Reviews: WWII Propaganda to Christmas in the Korean War

By Christopher Miskimon

With World War I raging across the muddy battlefields of Europe, the Allies were pressed for personnel to man their ever-increasing air forces. Read more

Evans Carlson Forms Carlson’s Raiders

Important Women in World War 2: Women’s Auxiliary Units

The Korean War: Invasion to Armistice

Military Book Reviews: WWII Propaganda to Christmas in the Korean War

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