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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• 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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