Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Also grab SideQuest's first-ever merch! We've made a limited edition Stars & Stripes Pin Set to celebrate America's 250th birthday: https://sidequest.yt/
And finally, check out SideQuest on Spotify! We'll be launching long-format podcasts there very soon, so make sure to follow us: open.spotify.com/show/033E0i6Gf9jNnf1vAWCamR?si=4b56606ad41b462c
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Few people are aware of just how close the world came to World War 3 in 1951. The famed general Douglas MacArthur did his very best to escalate the Korean War into a nuclear conflict between the US and China, which may very well have dragged the USSR in as well - as they had just signed a defense treaty with China and had recently developed nuclear weapons.
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If you'd like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/sidequest_channel
Have a fancy historical idea you'd like me to cover? Drop a comment and let me know!
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A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity:
Michael Casolary, Titus Proctor, Clark Teeple, Stoeoef, Quan Van, SerialConvert, Stewart Meney, Santos, William DeLoach, Victoria Nadasdi, Diogo Freitas, Viddax, Matty Manziel, AirToxic mist, Matthew Kay, Daniel, Vodwyvern
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0:00 - Who Was Douglas MacArthur?
7:15 - MacArthur's Big Mistake
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Further Reading:
usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1997/february/whos-charge-here
cia.gov/resources/csi/static/two-strategic-intel-mistakes.pdf
Play Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus and get a limited-time starter pack, just in time for the new special Crusade mode: play.tacticusgame.com/SideQuestxTacticus
Also grab SideQuest's first-ever merch! We've made a limited edition Stars & Stripes Pin Set to celebrate America's 250th birthday: https://sidequest.yt/
And finally, check out SideQuest on Spotify! We'll be launching long-format podcasts there very soon, so make sure to follow us: open.spotify.com/show/033E0i6Gf9jNnf1vAWCamR?si=4b56606ad41b462c
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Few people are aware of just how close the world came to World War 3 in 1951. The famed general Douglas MacArthur did his very best to escalate the Korean War into a nuclear conflict between the US and China, which may very well have dragged the USSR in as well - as they had just signed a defense treaty with China and had recently developed nuclear weapons.
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If you'd like to see more of these videos, consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/sidequest_channel
Have a fancy historical idea you'd like me to cover? Drop a comment and let me know!
-------------------------------------------------------------------
A big THANK YOU to the selfless supporters of SideQuest for their limitless generosity:
Michael Casolary, Titus Proctor, Clark Teeple, Stoeoef, Quan Van, SerialConvert, Stewart Meney, Santos, William DeLoach, Victoria Nadasdi, Diogo Freitas, Viddax, Matty Manziel, AirToxic mist, Matthew Kay, Daniel, Vodwyvern
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0:00 - Who Was Douglas MacArthur?
7:15 - MacArthur's Big Mistake
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Further Reading:
usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1997/february/whos-charge-here
cia.gov/resources/csi/static/two-strategic-intel-mistakes.pdf
