Marching Orders: The Untold Story of How the American Breaking of the Japanese Secret Codes Led to the Defeat of Nazi Germany and Japan

by Bruce Lee

come along later and second-guess him and ask him why he hadn’t taken another course of action. If you can’t find the European Magic Diplomatic Summaries files that went across Eisenhower’s desk every day, it’s what the intelligence people want. They wouldn’t care if they destroyed priceless historical information. It would be more important to shred the material and protect their backsides in the long run.” Clausen is quick to point out that MacArthur was the complete opposite of Eisenhower when it comes to evaluating the help he received from his intelligence people. “He gave them full credit for easy operations,” Clausen says. “MacArthur would avoid difficult amphibious assaults and try to strike where the attack could be carried out with the minimum loss of life. He always credited his intelligence people for getting him this information.”