On April 11, 1951, General MacArthur was relieved of his command by President Truman, ending his 52 year military career. Both men had been increasingly at odds with each other since August 1945 - almost from the day Truman chose MacArthur to accept the Japanese surrender and oversee the occupation. It was during the Korean War however that their divergent views on U.S. foreign policy and Communist China brought them into open conflict. This month's podcast reviews the final events that led to MacArthur's relief.

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