No Surrender
Jul 21, 2026 · 39 min · 18 segments
In 1944-45, as Allied victory in Europe seems all but assured, the fighting in the Pacific intensifies. The U.S. and Japan suffer terrible losses in the Philippines and on Iwo Jima. Roosevelt…
Jul 21, 2026 · 39 min · 18 segments
In 1944-45, as Allied victory in Europe seems all but assured, the fighting in the Pacific intensifies. The U.S. and Japan suffer terrible losses in the Philippines and on Iwo Jima. Roosevelt…
A.J. BaimeGuest
Robert CitinoGuest
Jonathan ParshallGuest
Dan CarlinGuest
Noriko KawamuraGuest
Anand TopraniGuest
Jon MeachamGuestBradley HartGuestMilitary HistorianGuestNaval HistorianGuestEven though his nation is at war, the commander-in-chief, the most powerful man in the world, must seek the approval of voters.
Those who've known him before the war always come away a bit shocked at how dramatically he seemed to age.
The stress of the war has ground him down, so he's got to demonstrate to the American people that he is still firmly in command in this war and can bring it to a successful close.
By being on a warship at the site where the war started for the Americans, he has the ability to project an image of continued vitality and strength.
The primary purpose of the Pearl Harbor Conference is to determine American strategy against Japan in the Pacific.
To prevent another Pearl Harbor, he's going to have to stick to the policy he declared in 1943, unconditional surrender.
The United States controls most of the Pacific, including New Guinea and the recently captured Mariana Islands.
General Douglas MacArthur has other ideas.
Douglas MacArthur is one of the most famous American generals in history, also one of the most controversial.
He keeps the president waiting on purpose, and then rolls in in this leather jacket, decidedly casual, in complete contrast to the Navy, which is all turned out in their dress whites.
In fact, he believes he is the country, that his will and his desires in some way embody the will and desire of the American people.
MacArthur insists American forces must return to the Philippines, for reasons both strategic and personal.
He had lived there before the war, and then in 1941 and 1942, he was the commander-in-chief of that garrison when it was attacked by the Japanese at the very beginning of the war.
Even though his nation is at war, the commander-in-chief, the most powerful man in the world, must seek the approval of voters.
Those who've known him before the war always come away a bit shocked at how dramatically he seemed to age.
The stress of the war has ground him down, so he's got to demonstrate to the American people that he is still firmly in command in this war and can bring it to a successful close.
By being on a warship at the site where the war started for the Americans, he has the ability to project an image of continued vitality and strength.
The primary purpose of the Pearl Harbor Conference is to determine American strategy against Japan in the Pacific.
To prevent another Pearl Harbor, he's going to have to stick to the policy he declared in 1943, unconditional surrender.
The United States controls most of the Pacific, including New Guinea and the recently captured Mariana Islands.
General Douglas MacArthur has other ideas.
Douglas MacArthur is one of the most famous American generals in history, also one of the most controversial.
He keeps the president waiting on purpose, and then rolls in in this leather jacket, decidedly casual, in complete contrast to the Navy, which is all turned out in their dress whites.
In fact, he believes he is the country, that his will and his desires in some way embody the will and desire of the American people.
MacArthur insists American forces must return to the Philippines, for reasons both strategic and personal.
He had lived there before the war, and then in 1941 and 1942, he was the commander-in-chief of that garrison when it was attacked by the Japanese at the very beginning of the war.
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