21/6/1945
Author: Douglas MacArthur
Description: This is General Douglas MacArthur's Brief of Operation DOWNFALL, prepared for George Marshall in June 1945
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24/12/1860
Author: South Carolina
Description: This document outlines South Carolina’s legal and political argument for seceding from the United States, centering on perceived violations of the Constitution by Northern states—especially regarding slavery, states’ rights, and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Clause.
Tags: Secession Crisis, American Civil War
15/6/1945
Author: Joint War Plans Committee
Description: This is the JWPC's response to the JPS request for a draft reply to Admiral Leahy's memo of 14 June. It dicusses the details of the lead-up to Operations OLYMPIC and CORONET, as well as the operations themselves.
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13/3/1952
Author: Edward Scheidt
Description: A message from Edward Scheidt to a "Mr. Hoover," describing a meeting between Douglass MacArthur and Dwight D. Eisenhower. MacArthur is said to have "[blown] his top" when Eisenhower proposed running for the presidency under a dual nomination from both the Democrats and the Republicans.
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25/5/1945
Author: Joint Chiefs of Staff
Description: This is the latest version of the Directive for Operation OLYMPIC from the JCS, which directs that Operation OLYMPIC be carried out with a target date of November 1st, 1945.
Tags: Pacific War, Operation DOWNFALL, Operation OLYMPIC