On Sept. 2, 1945, U.S. Army Lt. General Jonathan M. Wainwright, later Four Star General and Congressional Medal of Honor Awardee, was present aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay when Japan signed the ...

As he walked out, gaunt and shaken, to surrender Corregidor, Lieut. General Jonathan M. Wainwright did not feel like a hero. As a prisoner of Japan he did not feel like one, either. “Skinny” ...

Halfway down the trail to hell, In a shady meadow, green, Are the souls of all dead troopers Camped near a good old-time canteen, And this eternal resting place Is known as Fiddlers Green. —Old ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...