For the doomed stand American forces made in the Philippines at the start of World War II, two generals received their country’s highest military award, the Medal of Honor. One was the controversial Douglas MacArthur, whose orders forced him to leave his Soldiers on the islands to starvation and surrender. The other was the gritty Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, who became a hero to the troops whose fate he insisted on sharing, even when it meant becoming the highest-ranking American prisoner of the Japanese. Join Jonathan Horn to learn the incredible story of these two generals and their Soldiers in the Philippines.

 

Jonathan Horn is an author and former White House presidential speechwriter whose books include “Washington’s End” and “The Man Who Would Not Be Washington.” He has written for outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times Disunion series, and has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and PBS NewsHour.

 

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