{"product_id":"the-fate-of-the-generals-macarthur-wainwright-and-the-epic-battle-for-the-philippines-9781668010082","title":"The Fate of the Generals: Macarthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"One of the very best World War II books in many years...A great read.\" --General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Director of the CIA * \"Fans of \u003ci\u003eUnbroken\u003c\/i\u003e will love this book.\" --Doug Stanton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eGhost Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"riveting\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) World War II story of bravery, survival, and sacrifice--the vow Douglas MacArthur made to return to the Philippines and the oath his fellow general Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright made to stay with his men there whatever the cost.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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 charismatic and controversial Douglas MacArthur, whose orders forced him to leave his soldiers on the islands to starvation and surrender but whose vow to return echoed around the globe. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Fate of the Generals\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author Jonathan Horn brings together the story of two men who received the same medal but found honor on very different paths. MacArthur's journey would require a daring escape with his wife and young child to Australia and then years of fighting over thousands of miles to make it back to the Philippines, where he would fulfill his famous vow only to see the city he called home burn. Wainwright's journey would take him from the Philippines to Taiwan and Manchuria as his captors tortured him in prisons and left him to wonder whether his countrymen would ever understand the choice he had made to surrender for the sake of his men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA story of war made personal based on meticulous research into diaries and letters including boxes of previously unexplored papers, \u003ci\u003eThe Fate of the Generals\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid account that raises timely questions about how we define honor and how we choose our heroes, and is destined to become a classic of World War II history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Horn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668010082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Horn is an author and former White House presidential speechwriter whose books include \u003ci\u003eWashington's End\u003c\/i\u003e and the Robert E. Lee biography \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Would Not Be Washington\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. He has written for outlets including \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Disunion series, \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePOLITICO\u003c\/i\u003e, and has appeared on CBS\u003ci\u003e Sunday Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and PBS \u003ci\u003eNewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Yale, he lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife, two children, and dog.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jonathan Horn \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47897217532061,"sku":"9781668010082","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7d1c58ad-6ce6-486a-a358-87cf9ea05f2d.jpg?v=1778003972","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-fate-of-the-generals-macarthur-wainwright-and-the-epic-battle-for-the-philippines-9781668010082","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}