General Douglas MacArthurT he task of reconstructing Europe after World War II was divvied up among the handful of victorious nations. But in the Pacific, the job of rebuilding Japan fell ...

But despite the famous general’s assertion that “Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away,” old soldiers do, in fact, die. MacArthur died of kidney and liver failure in 1964 at age 84.

Despite the general’s uncertainty, upon his encounter with the monarch, MacArthur violates every instruction given to him about emperor-meeting etiquette. The scene in which MacArthur towers over ...

MacArthur served as Commander of United Nations forces in Korea, leading a daring landing at Inchon. But before the war ended, the 5-star general was relieved by President Harry Truman.