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Peter Eisner

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PETER EISNER's newest book is MacArthur's Spies, a nonfiction account of American spies and guerrillas who challenged the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. He has served as deputy foreign editor and Washington, D.C, political editor with the Washington Post, foreign editor and senior foreign correspondent of Newsday, and bureau chief and correspondent for AP in the US and Latin America. Eisner is the former managing director of the Center for Public Integrity, a Washington-based watchdog organization. He is the author or coauthor of five previous books, including The Pope’s Last Crusade, The Italian Letter, and The Freedom Line, winner of the Christopher Award. ...more

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Peter Eisner Lately, I've been tracking down stories about my father in World War II. That pursuit has been a source for many of my books. Greatest Generation they…moreLately, I've been tracking down stories about my father in World War II. That pursuit has been a source for many of my books. Greatest Generation they were, and it is also true that my dad -- as with many others -- didn't like to talk about those days. It takes persistence. Someone called me and investigative historian.(less)
Peter Eisner Read, travel, observe and just keep writing. Taking notes is one thing; writing anything, whether a poem, or news story, a play or a novel, involves d…moreRead, travel, observe and just keep writing. Taking notes is one thing; writing anything, whether a poem, or news story, a play or a novel, involves disciplined writing, correcting, organizing, editing and re-editing and re-writing

It isn't easy. Writing is not automatic, Even as you pursue your passion, there are elements of craft that you must consider as you write. This is not an easy business.
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Claire Phillips, the tough-living heroine of MacArthur’s Spies, did everything in her lifetime to cover up who she really was and how she kept alive in Japanese-occupied Manila during World War II.

Even before the war was over, Claire had created an image of what she thought the world would accept — that she was the devoted wife of a man she had lost in the war. By the time a film was made about h Read more of this blog post »
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“Make no mistake about this: destroy the liberty of the least among us and you destroy the principle that guarantees liberty to all.”
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