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It was the First World War which gave Douglas MacArthur a taste of fame that he could add to his already excellent record. Promoted to brigadier general, he took individual National Guard units and created the Rainbow Division out of them, taking it through France and into the thickest of fighting. MacArthur became the most decorated American soldier of the war, combining a romantic flamboyance with bravery.  

It was the First World War which gave Douglas MacArthur a taste of fame that he could add to his already excellent record. Promoted to brigadier general, he took individual National Guard units and created the Rainbow Division out of them, taking it through France and into the thickest of fighting. MacArthur became the most decorated American soldier of the war, combining a romantic flamboyance with bravery.  

MacArthur was next assigned to the post of Superintendent of West Point, where he dragged the moribund Academy into the 20th century; he had just come out of a very savage, yet very modern war, and he wanted West Point to produce officers capable of leading men into such a war. And he also got married, to Louise Cromwell Brooks, a flapper and heiress. But his West Point job was ended soon after, when Chief of Staff General John J. Pershing - who, during the war had an affair with Louis - ordered MacArthur to the Philippines. Although disappointed at the orders, yet glad to be back in his beloved islands, Louise was not happy, as she was used to the glamour and sophistication of the big American and European cities; the end result was the marriage began to go sour, which got worse after their return to the States in 1925. Louise would file for divorce in 1928, and Douglas would return again to the Philippines.

MacArthur was next assigned to the post of Superintendent of West Point, where he dragged the moribund Academy into the 20th century; he had just come out of a very savage, yet very modern war, and he wanted West Point to produce officers capable of leading men into such a war. And he also got married, to Louise Cromwell Brooks, a flapper and heiress. But his West Point job was ended soon after, when Chief of Staff General John J. Pershing - who, during the war had an affair with Louise - ordered MacArthur to the Philippines. Although disappointed at the orders, yet glad to be back in his beloved islands, Louise was not happy, as she was used to the glamour and sophistication of the big American and European cities; the end result was the marriage began to go sour, which got worse after their return to the States in 1925. Louise would file for divorce in 1928, and Douglas would return again to the Philippines.

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