Jonathan Horn
@JonathanDHorn
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Author of THE FATE OF THE GENERALS (Scribner, April 15, 2025). Previous books include THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT BE WASHINGTON. Former White House speechwriter.
Joined March 2011
Was so honored to see this story about my new book, "The Fate of the Generals," on @cbssaturday this weekend. If you missed it, watch the full story here about General Jonathan Wainwright, the highest-ranking American POW of WWII. @CBSNews @ScribnerBooks
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In the weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Japan invaded the Philippines. After a months-long siege, American forces surrendered. It's considered one of the worst defeats in U.S. military...
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RT @p_m_robinson: The honor was mine, and I mean it. History is the nonfiction writer's highest calling, and Ian Toll and Jonathan Horn are….
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The afternoon that I sat at the same table as @IanWToll and @p_m_robinson. Thanks to @uncknowledge for recording it. @HooverInst @ScribnerBooks
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RT @JonathanDHorn: There aren't many lines in American history as famous as "I shall return." The great @p_m_robinson wrote one of them. I….
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RT @p_m_robinson: To mark the 80th anniversary of the surrender of Japan, two brilliant, engrossing historians on the War in the Pacific. F….
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There aren't many lines in American history as famous as "I shall return." The great @p_m_robinson wrote one of them. I was in awe when as a young WH speechwriter I had the honor to meet him and felt no less so when I recently sat down for this interview on @uncknowledge.
August 15, 2025, is the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender to Allied forces in the Pacific, ending World War II. To mark the occasion, @P_M_Robinson sits down with @JonathanDHorn and @IanWToll on @UncKnowledge to examine the most contested decision of WWII: the use of atomic
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Grateful to @marcthiessen and @dpletka for having me back on one of my favorite podcasts, @aei_wth. Check it out.
#WTH Should I Read This Summer? "The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines". @JonathanDHorn discusses the importance of honor with @marcthiessen & @dpletka in the next episode of WTH's summer series. 🎧👇.
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RT @aei_wth: #WTH Should I Read This Summer? "The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines". @J….
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Podcast Episode · What the Hell Is Going On · 08/14/2025 · 45m
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Great discussion about my new book, The Fate of the Generals. Grateful to the @MacArthur1880 podcast for having me on. @ScribnerBooks.
The latest episode of the #MacPodcast features an interview with Jonathan Horn, author of The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines. Listen:
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If you missed my book talk at @PoliticsProse on “The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines,” tune in to @cspanhistory now on CSPAN3. @ScribnerBooks
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Jonthan Horn recounts Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War II, the surrender of American forces in May 1942, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's vow to return to the islands, and the imprisonm...
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For Father's Day, still not too late to order "The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines" for the dad who loves history.
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For 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...
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RT @JonathanDHorn: Delighted to see this terrific review by the great @VDHanson of "The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and th….
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Delighted to see this terrific review by the great @VDHanson of "The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines" in the new issue of @ClaremontInst Review of Books. Read in full if you can here. @ScribnerBooks
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RT @continetti: Great review of a new book on Wainwright and MacArthur @FreeBeacon
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Presidential speechwriter and journalist Jonathan Horn, author of books on George Washington’s latter years in the 18th century and Confederate general Robert E. Lee in the 19th century, explores the...
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RT @JonathanDHorn: Honored to see Peter Mansoor's review of "The Fate of the Generals" in @FreeBeacon. "Horn’s research, much of it conduct….
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Presidential speechwriter and journalist Jonathan Horn, author of books on George Washington’s latter years in the 18th century and Confederate general Robert E. Lee in the 19th century, explores the...
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RT @VictorinoMatus: On this Memorial Day we feature Ohio State professor and retired colonel Peter Mansoor on Jonathan Horn’s “The Fate of….
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Grateful to @NPRinskeep and @MorningEdition for a Memorial Day story on my new book, The Fate of the Generals, about General Wainwright, the highest-ranking American POW of World War II. @ScribnerBooks
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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.
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Honored to see Peter Mansoor's review of "The Fate of the Generals" in @FreeBeacon. "Horn’s research, much of it conducted in archives, is exceptional and his writing fluid and engaging. This is a highly recommended account." @ScribnerBooks
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Presidential speechwriter and journalist Jonathan Horn, author of books on George Washington’s latter years in the 18th century and Confederate general Robert E. Lee in the 19th century, explores the...
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What a start to the weekend -- finding Walter Borneman's great review of "The Fate of the Generals" on the first page of the @WSJBooks. @ScribnerBooks
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