Episode 320-MacArthur’s Great Escape Pt 1

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Posted On April 24, 2021

It’s time for MacArthur to leave Corregidor, but how? Submarine, plane or boat. MacArthur chooses an early departure over safety, thus he and his will suffer for 600 miles on a PT Boat. But the net around Corregidor is being drawn ever tighter by the Japanese. It’s now or never.

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