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General MacArthur repels the Japanese in Bataan.

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MacArthur was the recipient of more than his share of good luck. The disaster in the Philippines would have destroyed any other man's career, particularly the escaping via submarine to leave the rest of the garrison to go through the Bataan Death March.

But he was too big to fail. Had very mixed results during the Pacific War and truly shat the bed during the Korean War.