Ep 188: Jonathan Horn on MacArthur and the Battle for the Philippines

School of War · Apr 8, 2025 · 53m

Jonathan Horn, former White House speechwriter and author of The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines, joins the show to discuss the defeats, victories, and legacies of Douglas MacArthur and Jonathan Wainwright, the highest-ranking American POW of WWII.

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Times

• 01:56 Introduction

• 04:36 Arthur MacArthur

• 09:33 The Philippines

• 16:13 Wainwright

• 18:20 War Plan Orange

• 27:06 Crisis

• 32:34 MacArthur leaves

• 35:20 Bataan and surrender

• 43:18 Captivity

• 48:34 Postwar

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