The End on Bataan: April 1942

Seth Paridon and John Parshall walk through the final collapse of the Bataan defence — Wainwright's impossible position, Homma's fresh troops grinding down starving, malaria-ridden American and Filipino forces, and the grim logistics of a garrison that had everything except supplies. Parshall brings his usual operational rigour, and the episode doesn't shy away from the command dilemmas: MacArthur's departure, the question of when capitulation becomes inevitable rather than dishonourable. At ninety minutes it earns the runtime, covering both the tactical endgame and the human cost without padding.