The largest ever surrender of American forces occurred in May 1942. The event resulted in medals of honour for two American military leaders - one who escaped, another who became the highest ranking prisoner of war of the Second World War.

In this episode, Don is joined by Jonathan Horn to discuss the loss of the Philippines, and the fight to get it back.

Jonathan, who previously came onto the podcast to talk about Robert E. Lee, is a former White House presidential speechwriter and author of 'The Man Who Would Not Be Washington'. His new book on this subject is ‘The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines’.

Edited by Tim Arstall, produced by Sophie Gee. The Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.

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