The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.

On December 8, 1941, as the Japanese were bombing Pearl Harbor, they were simultaneously attacking other allied positions around Asia.

One of the biggest attacks was on Manila and the Philippine Islands and the Filipino and American forces on the

island of Luzon. These forces ended up surrendering, which began one of the most brutal

and horrifying episodes of the entire war. Learn more about the Baton death march and how and why it

happened on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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The baton death march was one of the most brutal events that took place in the Pacific

Theater of World War II, which is saying a lot given how brutal the war was.

As always, to understand why and what happened, we need to understand the geography and background

of the military situation in the Philippines before the Japanese invasion. In 1941, the Philippines was still

an American territory. There was a plan for Philippine independence in the works, which eventually

happened after the war, but the Japanese invasion put the plans on hold. The key to the Philippines

was, and still is, its capital and largest city, Manila.

And what makes Manila so important is Manila Bay.

Manila Bay is a fantastic natural harbor, which is why it was selected as a location for

the capital of the Philippines.

The entrance to Manila Bay is defined by the Baton Peninsula, as well as Corrigador

Island, which is an island in the mouth of the bay. Whoever controlled the Baton Peninsula and

Corrigador Island would control access to Manila Bay, which made those choke points strategically

valuable. In 1936, Douglas MacArthur resigned from the United States Army and was

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