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  ::Douglas MacArthur::
Douglas MacArthur was America’s senior military commander in the Far East during World War Two.
It was a promise that Douglas MacArthur was to fulfill.
In World War Two, after the attack on Pearl Harbour, Douglas MacArthur was put in charge of the Philippines where he had to defend the islands against an attack by the Japanese.
www.historylearningsite.co.uk /douglas_macarthur.htm   (833 words)

  
 Douglas MacArthur Biography Summary
The American general Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) attained widespread fame through his military activities in the Pacific during World War II and the cold war.
Douglas MacArthur was born in Little Rock, Ark., on Jan. 26, 1880, the descendant of a long...
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur[1] (January 26 1880 – April 5 1964), was an American general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army.
www.bookrags.com /Douglas_MacArthur   (458 words)

  
 Learn more | Tommy Douglas Research Institute
In Douglas’ most recent biography, Stewart makes clear that the purpose of his retrospective work, which traces Douglas’ life from early age to his deathbed, was to place the man’s political legacy within the context of the times in which he sought to better Canadian society.
This short narrative of the life of Tommy Douglas, while also in a format that tracks him from young man to elder statesman, is written in a much less formal style than the other biographies.
A terrific resource for those who would prefer a quick and basic introduction to Tommy Douglas, the book emphasizes his strength of character, his courage, and his ability to demonstrate to Canadians that even the boldest policies are acceptable if they are sensible and just.
www.tommydouglas.ca /tommy/learnmore   (597 words)

  
 Duncan McArthur Hall
McArthur Hall is a very large building which houses Queen's Faculty of Education, made up of administrative offices, classrooms, labs, technical shops, and the large education library.
McArthur was made Deputy Minister of Education for Ontario, and the entire Queen's community mourned the loss of his presence on campus even as they celebrated his good fortune.
McArthur wanted to completely redefine education in Ontario, and did research on schools in Britain and Scandinavia to determine what needed to be done.
www.queensu.ca /secretariat/History/bldgs/duncan.html   (357 words)

  
 Douglas MacArthur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 - April 5, 1964), was a famous American general who played a prominent role in the Pacific theater of World War II.
MacArthur's nephew, Douglas MacArthur II (a son of his brother Arthur) served as a diplomat for several years, including the post of Ambassador to Japan and several other countries.
Douglas MacArthur was dismissed in 1951 by President Truman in dispute over U.S. policy toward China during the Korean War.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Douglas_McArthur   (7334 words)

  
 General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
Douglas MacArthur lived his entire life, from cradle to grave, in the United States Army.
Douglas, who had always been an unremarkable student, first started to reveal his own intellectual gifts when his father was posted to
While it's questionable whether his storied life ever brought him complete satisfaction, one thing is clear: Douglas MacArthur had more than fulfilled his self-imposed destiny of becoming one of history's great men.
www.empereur.com /G._Douglas_MacArthur.html   (1759 words)

  
 McArthur Group
The third generation of the family, John McArthur, came to Bristol in 1838 to work for the famous local firm of Acraman’s, who have a street named after them in Southville.
In 1846 when Bristol Waterworks was formed, the site of the McArthur edge-tool works at Chew Magna was required for the reservoir, and from then on he stuck to the sale of copper and tin, and gave up their manufacture into tools.
Over the century, McArthurs had taken over many smaller firms, and by the end of the 1950s, they needed more space, so they moved to their present home in Speedwell.
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 The Daily Mail - Daily News from Pakistan - Newspaper from Pakistan
McArthur said the basis of democracy is that political parties offer policy choices and voters choose parties in order to get the policies they want.
McArthur said a good policy process should include effective direction and oversight by party leaders, a clear and strong commitment to the process by the Party and its leaders, disciplined internal management, a defined structure to organize and lead policy development and effective use of committees and sub-committees.
Douglas McArthur’s lecture was followed by interactive discussion during which political leaders shared with how parties work to develop policies and manifestos in Pakistan.
dailymailnews.com /200612/16/news/dmcitypage04.html   (448 words)

  
 General MacArthur rescued from the Phillipines by B-17 Flying Fortresses from Townsville
General Douglas MacArthur being greeted by Major Claude Rogers, the CO of the Terowie Staging Camp at Terowie Railway station on 20 March 1942.
MacArthur's car registration was U.S.A. General Douglas MacArthur's staff car outside the Edward St. entrance to GHQ, SWPA in the AMP building in 1942.
When General Douglas MacArthur was in the Philippines in early 1945, he was planning for the expected invasion of Japan and he decided that he needed a special Army unit to protect him, his family and key aides.
home.st.net.au /~dunn/macarthur.htm   (4741 words)

  
 Interesting Fact - Fantasy Sports Wire Forums
General Douglas McArthur who uttered the famous words "I shall return", referring to the Phillipines had a very interesting father.
McArthur would have been a military dictator if he had had his choice, but Truman put him in his place eventually.
Douglas McArthur was one of the most whacked out people to ever wear a uniform.
sportsforum.ws /showthread.php?t=47551   (860 words)

  
 Cameronian Scottish Rifles
There will be a reunion for all members of the Regiment on Cameronian Sunday 2008 to mark the 40th anniversary of the disbandment of the 1st Battalion in addition to commemorating the raising of the Regiment, followed by the annual commemoration ceremony at the disbandment cairn.
After weeks of rehearsals on Addison Avenue in Douglas, the Cameronians are set to march off for the last time to their disbandment parade on 14th May 1968.
The Earl of Angus statue was erected to mark the bi-centenary of the raising of the Regiment.
www.community-council.org.uk /Douglas/index.asp?pageid=81   (1024 words)

  
 EVENTS4
General Wainwright succeeds General Douglas McArthur as commander of the U.S. Forces in the Philippines.
General Douglas McArthur leaves Corregidor for Australia to organize allied forces to liberate the Philippines.
General Douglas McArthur together with President Sergio Osmeña and General Carlos P. Romulo Basilio Valdez land in Leyte.
www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/9529/events4.htm   (1552 words)

  
 Chosin: China's Revenge (www.combatsim.com)
It is based on actual events during the Korean War when General Douglas McArthur commanded his army to advance to the Yalu River, the border between North Korea and China in the fall of 1950.
The invasion came after a number of administration officials made it clear to the world that Korea was "outside the sphere of U.S. influence." An ill-prepared South Korean army and token U.S. Army units were pushed to the tip of the peninsula at Pusan.
McArthur's invasion at Inchon on September 15, 1950, coupled with a South Korean breakout from Pusan, plunged the North Korean army into chaos.
www.combatsim.com /htm/jan20/f4-chosin.htm   (610 words)

  
 McArthur's freak goal is only justice for Hamilton - Scotsman.com Sport
AN ICY wind blew through New Douglas Park yesterday, chilling the bones of a saddened community but ultimately playing a benevolent role in keeping Hamilton's drive towards SPL football on course.
It didn't come as a great surprise that a freakish goal should settle the contest, but Hamilton were appropriately dominant and deserved their reward.
McArthur soon tested McDonald with a gem of his own, a controlled volley that was gathered at the second attempt.
sport.scotsman.com /division-1/McArthur39s-freak-goal-is-only.3636035.jp   (1035 words)

  
 Douglas MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur, the son of the high-ranking military figure, Arthur MacArthur, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on 26th January, 1880.
Douglas MacArthur died in the Water Reed Hospital, Washington, on 5th April, 1964.
The chiefs could already look at the map and recognize that MacArthur had arrayed his troops as for a parade, divided their columns and left between them the mountain where enemies could assemble in peace and await the securest chance for war.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAmacarthur.htm   (5824 words)

  
 About Facts Net
General McArthur accepted the Japanese surrender in 1945 and was put in charge of the reconstruction of that country.
The fact that no one was quite sure of the role that the Emperor had played in Japan's attacks on other countries, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, may also have had something to do with letting him stay.
McArthur's transformation of Japan was so successful that in 1975 the Emperor visited the U.S. where President Ford greeted him and he met John Wayne.
aboutfacts.net /War24.htm   (1102 words)

  
 Fed-Up Vets Advertise Against Military   (Site not responding. Last check: )
"We want to hit them where it hurts, and that is to kill their recruitment efforts," said Douglas McArthur, a spokesman for The National Veterans Organization, which put up the ads in Texas and New Mexico.
The end of the Cold War precipitated spending cuts in the 1990s, which led to the closing of veterans hospitals and clinics across the country.
McArthur, a disabled Navy vet, plans to continue the campaign.
www.newsmax.com /articles/?a=2000/8/4/205138   (512 words)

  
 Douglas MacArthur Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography Biography
Douglas MacArthur was born in Little Rock, Ark., on Jan. 26, 1880, the descendant of a long line of military men.
Educated in a haphazard fashion on Western frontier posts, Douglas MacArthur recalled, "I learned to ride and shoot even before I could read or write." A poor-to-average student, MacArthur began to excel upon entering the military academy at West Point, N. Y., in 1899.
Under the watchful eye of his mother, who followed her son to the military academy, he compiled an outstanding record.
www.bookrags.com /biography/douglas-macarthur   (1344 words)

  
 The American Experience | MacArthur | The Fight in the Philipines
It can be argued that the defining moment of Douglas MacArthur's life came on March 11, 1942, when he reluctantly left the Philippines and headed for Australia.
Already a well-known figure, MacArthur's quest to return -- and free those he had left behind -- would make him into an icon.
His book "Lieutenant Ramsey's War" chronicles his experience in the Philippines.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/macarthur/sfeature/bataan.html   (528 words)

  
 Positive News Media : Philippines : Gen. McArthur gets immortalized in Oro
This developed even as a top official from the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation based in Norfolk, Virginia expressed elation over the city government’s preparation for the commemoration of the 63rd anniversary of the landing of World War II hero Gen. Douglas McArthur here on March 13.
The establishment of the marker, which will have five huge stars as its foundation, a giant replica of McArthur’s hat as its roofing, a replica of a PT Boat, souvenir shops as well as a park, could be an instrument in strenghtening further the diplomatic ties between Cagayan de Oro and the American governments.
According to history, Gen. McArthur landed at the Macabalan Wharf at dawn on March 13, 1945, aboard a PT Boat with submarines and proceeded to Del Monte Clubhouse where he uttered the famous line, “I shall return” before his departure to Australia.
www.positivenewsmedia.net /am2/publish/Cities_And_Towns_23/Gen_McArthur_gets_immortalized_in_Oro.shtml   (487 words)

  
 mcarthur douglas - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library
Margaret McArthur was an inspiration to all of...Institute of Anatomy; her husband, Douglas Oliver, and Graeme Ward of...
Douglas MacArthurs grandfather, Arthur McArthur, Sr., immigrated from Scotland, studied law...child, Malcolm, died of measles at an early age.
Journal article by Duncan Mcarthur, Lauren B. Adamson, Deborah F. Deckner; Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, Vol.
www.questia.com /search/mcarthur-douglas   (1465 words)

  
 Vets' Billboards Get Attention; More Planned -- 08/04/2000
The end of the Cold War precipitated spending cutbacks in the 1990s which led to the closing of most of the veterans' hospitals and clinics across the country.
Other veterans groups were sympathetic to McArthur's gripes, but they didn't support his tactics.
TROA co-chairs the Military Coalition, an organization of 400,000 active duty and retired military officers and the fourth-largest veterans association, that lobbies Congress full-time on such key issues as health care.
www.cnsnews.com /ViewPrint.asp?Page=\Pentagon\archive\PEN20000804a.html   (485 words)

  
 The Lessons of History: What the Japanese Occupation Really Teaches Us
The new Bush plan to administer a post-war Iraq with a U.S. occupation force is based on a bad reading of history and is bound to result in disaster.
McArthur counseled instead that Hirohito would be most useful alive.
Using this fealty to the Emperor, McArthur could send a handful of soldiers to a town and they could command it -- safely and effectively.
www.tacomapjh.org /lessonsofhistory.htm   (974 words)

  
 (Dougal McArthur - Douglas Fraser McArthur )   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Douglas Cary McArthur (8 Nov 1959 - ____)
Douglas Franklin McArthur (27 Jun 1955 - ____)
Douglas Fraser McArthur (14 Apr 1930 - ____)
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 COI - Press release - COI announces 'Agenda for Integration' following McArthur media buying review
McArthur affirms that COI is considered an industry leader in communications planning, but suggests that the key challenge now is to evolve in anticipation of a much more complex communications environment.
Douglas McArthur began his career in 1973 in brand management for Procter and Gamble.
In 1992, McArthur conceived and founded RAB (Radio Advertising Bureau), where he was CEO until 2006 before leaving to become an independent consultant.
www.coi.gov.uk /press.php?release=233   (838 words)

  
 McArthur Stanton Solicitors - Our People
He is involved in all aspects of civil and criminal court work, both legally aided and private, in all Scottish courts from the District Court to the Appeal Court.
John's professional connection with McArthur Stanton and the town of Dumbarton spans some four decades, having retired as a Partner of the Firm in 1998..
John is now a very active Consultant to the Firm in the fields of marketing and liquor licensing, the latter for which he remains a specialist accredited by the Law Society of Scotland.
www.mcarthurstanton.co.uk /ourpeople.asp   (1973 words)

  
 Directory:Cycclone - PESWiki
Douglas has made similar moves with every company he has been associated with by firstly accusing fellow directors of misappropriation of money and then transferring shares to himself or one of his companies.
Douglas is currently involved with around 8 to 12 web sites similar to the cycclone.info site which he runs with phony names out of Croatia.
Douglas and McArthur instigated the investigation by the ASIC Brisbane office, Francis Clare Anderson [10] (http://cycclone.us/Frances_Anderson.pdf), who has had a long running dispute with Nugent after winding up Roadships Limited in 2002.
peswiki.com /index.php/Directory:Cycclone   (3597 words)

  
 NOAA Ocean Explorer: Sanctuary Quest
From high on the flying bridge of the McArthur, Annie Douglas of Cascadia Research and Barry Troutman of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are counting whales.
Annie Douglas of Cascadia Research trails a humpback from the chase boat.
Occasionally, as whales are spotted, the McArthur stops, and lowers a small boat so that Annie can get a closer look and take photographs of the humpback whale’s distinctive fluke (tail) coloration and shape.
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov /explorations/02quest/logs/jun14/jun14.html   (1083 words)

  
 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Pages: Carl McArthur & Shirley (Riiska) McArthur Family Home Page
Many of these people changed their surnames as they moved from place to place and are very hard to track down.
The McArthur's are all from the northern New York area back to about 1820.
Alexander McArthur was born in Buffalo in 1820 and died in Plattsburgh, Ny.
familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/m/c/a/Carl-D-McArthur   (189 words)

  
 CBC Radio | Ideas | Features | Dream No Little Dreams
It was proof that, like Abraham Lincoln for the Americans or Winston Churchill for the British, Tommy Douglas has somehow transcended being a politician, and become a cultural icon.
Douglas was a reluctant recipient of tributes, and actively discouraged efforts to put up statues or monuments in his name.
Tommy Douglas: The Road to Jerusalem, by Thomas and Ian McLeod, published by Fifth House.
www.cbc.ca /ideas/features/tommy-douglas/index.html   (404 words)

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