SCOUT· 55%1h 00m·2026-01-19·History197: The Doolittle Raid & the Bataan Death March (Spring 1942)
“We had been promised relief but none was coming, and all of us in Bataan shared a sense of betrayal.” This is the story of the United State’s earliest—and most disastrous—days of war in the Pacific. Almost immediately following Pearl Harbor, America and the Axis powers exchange rapid-fire war declarations. While…
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“MacArthur abandoned his men he has NO HONOR and is a Coward what he did in Korea is almost as bad he was known to not follow orders and doing as he wanted but when it came time to tuck tail and run away that's one of few times he does what…”
“My great friend and loved one was in this Bataan march. Mr John Poncio. He has written his memoir about this very march. Gericho is the book. Loved this podcast. Thanks for sharing this incredible story”
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