Thursday, January 8, 1942
Still trying to get Navy to run the blockade (by submarine) into MacArthur with some antiaircraft ammunition. Admiral King has issued orders, but I’m still… Read More »Thursday, January 8, 1942
Still trying to get Navy to run the blockade (by submarine) into MacArthur with some antiaircraft ammunition. Admiral King has issued orders, but I’m still… Read More »Thursday, January 8, 1942
Have been attempting to arrange better effort for China. Chief of Staff wanted to send Drum to organize air effort – Burma Road – etc.… Read More »Wednesday, January 7, 1942
Ham is to go to a division soon as assistant! Then later he gets a division to command. This W.D. is cockeyed! Ham is one… Read More »Monday, January 5, 1942
Tempers are short! There are lots of amateur strategists on the job – and prima donnas everywhere. I’d give anything to be back in the… Read More »Sunday, January 4, 1942
Becoming increasingly evident that something must be done in China. War effort lagging there; and China shows sipns of being willing to quit. Apparently the… Read More »Saturday, January 3, 1942
Unity of command in ABDA area seems assured. Good start, but what an effort! Talk – talk – talk!
I arrived in Washington on December 14, 1941. Telephone call from office of Chief of Staff. I’ve been insisting Far East is critical, and no… Read More »Thursday, January 1, 1942
I received word this morning that Churchill was anxious for a talk with me on the subject of the Philippines, so I spent the first… Read More »December 24, 1941
Front page news today says FDR pledges all possible support to USSR under German attack on wide front since June 21. Also, Wilhelm II, German… Read More »June 25, 1941