The Fate of the Generals

Jonathan Horns The Fate of the Generals, MacArthur, Wainwright and the Epic Battle for the Philippines, is a vivid, deeply reported account of the 1941–1942 campaign that traces the contrasting leadership, fateful decisions, and human cost of the fall of the Philippines. Drawing on newly available archives and eyewitness testimony, Horn reconstructs the desperate defense of Bataan and Corregidor, the agonizing surrenders and dramatic escapes, and the suffering of American and Filipino soldiers and civilians under Japanese occupation. He examines how personality, politics, and strategy shaped the actions and legacies of Douglas MacArthur and Jonathan Wainwright and explains the campaigns wider consequences for the Pacific war. Combining rigorous scholarship with gripping narrative, the book illuminates a pivotal and often misunderstood chapter of World War II.