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During World War 2, General Douglas MacArthur developed the strategy of island hopping. He would capture certain islands. The Americans would use those islands to get closer to their goal. He would leave Japanese troops on the other islands. He would not waste American lives trying to capture those islands. The objective was to get close enough to Japan to establish bomber bases capable of dropping bombs on Japan.
The strategy was known as Leapfrogging, or island hopping. This strategy was first laid out in "War Plan Orange." This plan was drafted in 1911 under Rear Admiral Raymond P. Rodgers.
Later, in "Plan 712, Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia," which updated War Plan Orange, the island-hopping tactic was again used.
Then, a British-American reporter (Hector Bywater) publicized the strategy in two books, and Japan subsequently used the strategy in 1941 and 1942.
When the US implemented it, it was a two-pronged strategy, with the southern prong led by General Douglas MacArthur, and the northern prong led by Admiral Chester Nimitz.
MacArthur supported the strategy, but he did not invent it. MacArthur actually ended up ignoring the basic strategy in a couple of cases.
Rather than fight at all the different island as we ( the US ) moved closer to Japan, He wanted to clear an almost straight path to Japan and not pacify every single island. He correctly believed a "straight to the heart" would save lives and force peace onto the islands that were never fought over. The A-bomb also radically altered the out come of the war. The display of such assume power and killing potential destroyed the resistance to peace.
Considering that this question deals with WW 2 and the war in the Pacific Ocean against Imperial Japan, the US employed a method of freeing islands controlled by the Japanese. This, step by step, brought the power of the US closer and closer to Japan.
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Who took MacArthurs place after he was fired?
General Omar Bradley
What was general Douglas MacArthur's reaction to president Harry Truman's insistence on a limited war?
MacArthur was angry because he favored total war <----- NovaNet
General MacArthurs campaign in the southwest pacific began with the invasion of?
Guadalcanal.
What was general dougals macarthurs reaction to president Harry trumans insistence on a limited war?
MacArthurs was angry because he favored total war
American general who commanded the United Nations forces during the Korean War and the cold war?
US Army General Douglas MacArthur; later US Army General Ridgeway.
What was General MacArthurs strategy for winning the Korean War?
Expand the war into China.
What was general Douglas macarthurs first victory allied troops in Korea?
The suprise attack at Inchon
What was General Douglas MacArthurs island-hopping strategy?
You, my friend, are an idiot. It's all in the name. U.S. troops take one island and move to the next, Just because I put the names in that order does NOT mean that's the way they did it. Okinawa->Peleliu->Iwo Jima. and continues like that.
Did general Douglas Mc Arthur won because of his strategy?
Yes.
Who took MacArthurs place after he was fired?
General Omar Bradley
What was general Douglas MacArthur's reaction to president Harry Truman's insistence on a limited war?
MacArthur was angry because he favored total war <----- NovaNet
General MacArthurs campaign in the southwest pacific began with the invasion of?
Guadalcanal.
What was General Macarthurs first victory with allied troops in Korea?
The suprise attack at Inchon
Where there other ways to end world war 2?
General Douglas macarthurs plan was simply to tell japan that they could keep their emperor if they surrendered unconditionally Japan was in the process of going through a beutral mediator to make peace overtures
What was general dougals macarthurs reaction to president Harry trumans insistence on a limited war?
MacArthurs was angry because he favored total war
Is Douglas MacArthur related to Charles MacArther?
There is a belief among many MacArthurs that they are all related in some way -- it's a small clan.That being said, there is no current evidence showing a relationship between General Douglas MacArthur, and the playwright Charles Gordon MacArthur. You can get back to Scotland independently with both families.
What did Douglas R. Conant do at General Mills?
he held a number of positions in marketing, strategy, and product management, primarily for food products.
