In the darkest days of World War II, Gens. Douglas MacArthur and Jonathan Wainwright faced unsurmountable odds. Only one of them, however, was responsible for their dilemma. Against the threat of ...
Gen. Douglas MacArthur was a conniving glory hound who sold out his second-in-command, Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, according to this incisive chronicle. Historian Horn (Washington’s End) recaps the 1941 ...
In this episode of What the Hell’s summer book series, bestselling author, Jonathan Horn, discusses his new book, The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the ...
Like a voice from another world came a report last week from Lieut. General Jonathan Wainwright, the man who had to bear the ignominy of surrendering the Philippines. A Red Cross agent, who ...
On this Memorial Day, we remember an American soldier who suffered defeat. He's linked in history with an American known for victory. Jonathan Horn wrote a book about both of them, including the ...
On his first Thanksgiving at home since Pearl Harbor, General Jonathan Wainwright, hero of Corregidor, wrote this prayer for Americans: “O God, our Father, today we give Thee thanks for the things we ...
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NPR speaks with Jonathan Horn about his new book, "The Fate of the Generals," which tells the story of two commanders in World War II who received the same medal but found honor on different paths. On ...