Chapter
The Fall of the Philippines Part 2
3:31:03 - 3:39:50 (08:47)
General Wainwright and his troops fight to keep the doors to Bataan open for as long as possible, while learning to fake out the Japanese with set piece battles that take hours to set up but are quickly abandoned.
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The military moves often do not affect the outcome of war and there are some cases when heroism is celebrated even if it did not change the result.
3:31:03 - 3:33:57 (02:54)
Summary
The military moves often do not affect the outcome of war and there are some cases when heroism is celebrated even if it did not change the result.
ChapterThe Fall of the Philippines Part 2
EpisodeShow 64 - Supernova in the East III
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
General MacArthur learns the art of keeping the Japanese army chasing him and setting up for a battle, only to pull back and exhaust them.
3:33:57 - 3:37:44 (03:47)
Summary
General MacArthur learns the art of keeping the Japanese army chasing him and setting up for a battle, only to pull back and exhaust them. Rice shortages loomed in the Bataan Peninsula due to the new War Plan Orange III, which was supposed to be in place for months, and not foreseeing this move would cut Manila in a pincer movement and endanger his troops.
ChapterThe Fall of the Philippines Part 2
EpisodeShow 64 - Supernova in the East III
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
General Wainwright and his troops are struggling to keep the doors to Bataan open in order to save civilians and supplies, conducting a leapfrog rearguard action and destroying more than 180 bridges along the way.
3:37:44 - 3:39:50 (02:06)
Summary
General Wainwright and his troops are struggling to keep the doors to Bataan open in order to save civilians and supplies, conducting a leapfrog rearguard action and destroying more than 180 bridges along the way.