General Douglas MacArthur's bloody campaign to defeat die-hard Japanese forces and liberate the Philippines I shall return, General Douglas MacArthur promised the Filipino people following the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Philippines in spring 1942.
The people there believed MacArthur's vow--and even Americans were stirred by his dramatic pledge.
Now, two and half years later, MacArthur was ready to fulfill his promise--the liberation of the Philippines was about to begin.