Trek to Kiangan and Back
Armchair General reader Mo Ludan documents his three-day 320-mile “Trek to Kiangan and Back” as he highlights some of the sites from a recent trip to the northernmost region of the Philippine main island of Luzon.
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Articles by Mo Ludan
Historical Hits and Misses in the Movie ‘Emperor’
As history, the movie “Emperor” is inconsistent. It gets a number of details wrong – often at the expense of Gen. Douglas MacArthur – but overall it succeeds in its attempt to make audiences realize and appreciate the impact of two disparate cultures on a horrific war.
Read MoreA Filipino Guerilla’s Story
Author Mo Ludan presents the story of the heroic resistance of the people of the Philippines to the brutal Japanese occupation during World War II.
Read MoreCorregidor Virtual Tour
A report on a modern day-cruise tour of Corregidor, where American and Filipino troops made a determined, doomed stand against the Japanese Army in 1942. Accompanied by modern and World War II–era photos.
Read MoreYokohama’s New Grand Hotel – MacArthur’s First Japanese Home
“Walk through history” with this article and photo gallery about Yokohama’s New Grand Hotel, Douglas MacArthur’s first stop in Japan after the end of hostilities in August 1945.
Read MoreMacArthur Myth
One regular Armchair General reader gives us some feedback on our article on General Douglas MacArthur in the current issue.
Read MoreGeneral MacArthur’s Tokyo HQ
Armchair General presents a fascinating glimpse of the still-preserved Tokyo office of General MacArthur.
Read MoreMacArthur and the Pusan Perimeter: Facts That Ollie Left Out
Ollie North’s “War Stories” documentary on the desperate fighting at the Pusan Perimeter during the Korean War that aired on the Fox Network, Sunday, July 3, included some damning comments about General Douglas MacArthur’s command decisions before and during the war. Frequent ACG forums participant, Romulo “Mo” Ludan thinks there are some facts that Ollie left out. Here is his web article he hopes will set the record straight.
Read MoreCommentary on the Truman-MacArthur Controversy
Armchair General subscriber and frequent on-line forum participant, Romulo Ludan, provided us with his comments regarding some issues surrounding President Harry S. Truman’s firing of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur on April 11, 1951.
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