"I have returned"

20th October 1944: General MacArthur returns to the Philippines in a fanfare of publicity after his famous declaration two years earlier

The image of MacArthur striding ashore as he “returned” was seen around the world - and became one of the iconic images of the war. He was later accused of stage-managing the photograph - but none of those present supported this view.

In March 1942 the Unites States forces on the Philippines had fought a bloody but unsuccessful action against the Japan…