Poor Advice to MacArthur?

It is about time for the revisionist historians to take another look at Major General Charles A. Willoughby, the “intelligence” officer who appears to have totally misunderstood conditions in Korea, downplayed the intention and power of the Communist Chinese, and advised his boss, General MacArthur, poorly on more than one occasion.

There had been some hope that time and newly available research would suggest that he did not do as poorly as history has painted him. However, the current availability of some of his papers, to be found at the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial Archives and Library Collection , may well paint an even darker picture.

Anyone out there doing a current biography of Major General Willoughby?



Senior Fellow, Paul M. Edwards