My father grew up under the American flag in the Philippines, then still a U.S. colony, and recited the Pledge of Allegiance ...

When Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines in 1942, Jonathan Wainwright and his forces remained behind to face the Japanese.

The event honors the lives of those who were in the Bataan Death March or who were taken as prisoners of war by the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II. Participants can choose between ...

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.

The U.S. Army’s pre-war plan called for American and Filipino forces to retreat into the Bataan peninsula and await reinforcements. Rumors the U.S. military would reach them and supplies from ...

They had made four landings on the west coast of Bataan – all of them pushed back into the sea. The enemy had dug a salient into the reserve battle position, but it was wiped out, although with ...

American forces have won the second battle of Bataan. This time the enemy was beriberi, ancient scourge of the Orient’s rice-eating people, which kills hundreds of thousands every year and ...

Part one WE recently commemorated the “Araw ng Kagitingan” (Day of Valor) on April 9. Previously called the “Fall of Bataan,” ...

In the Philippines, Cpl. Cox survived the Battle of Bataan, the Bataan Death March, and his internment at various POW camps. He endured the journey on a hell ship to the Japanese archipelago.