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May 2, 2017
Claire Phillips
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 her life in 1951 — “I Was An American Spy” — the deception was complete.
Claire was now an innocent widow drawn into battle and seeking revenge. She died at age fifty-two in 1960, a winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, but almost forgotten.
Only seventy-five years later, I have uncovered a story closer to the truth. Claire had created a character she was not. With the social mores of post-war America, a tale about a woman who had multiple marriages and sexual liaisons would not do. As a result, Claire Phillips’s story was airbrushed and hidden from plain sight. For more on Claire:
http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/0...
MacArthur's Spies: The Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese in 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 her life in 1951 — “I Was An American Spy” — the deception was complete.
Claire was now an innocent widow drawn into battle and seeking revenge. She died at age fifty-two in 1960, a winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, but almost forgotten.
Only seventy-five years later, I have uncovered a story closer to the truth. Claire had created a character she was not. With the social mores of post-war America, a tale about a woman who had multiple marriages and sexual liaisons would not do. As a result, Claire Phillips’s story was airbrushed and hidden from plain sight. For more on Claire:
http://www.signature-reads.com/2017/0...
MacArthur's Spies: The Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese in World War II
April 11, 2017
First to Read
Want Request an Advanced Reading Copy of MacArthur's Spies?
Get a chance to read this book as a digital galley before it’s available in stores. More here:
http://www.firsttoread.com/books/maca...
"MacArthur's Spies reads like Casablanca set in the Pacific, filled with brave and daring characters caught up in the intrigue of war—and the best part is that it's all true!" —Tom Maier, author of Masters of Sex
A thrilling story of espionage, daring and deception set in the exotic landscape of occupied Manila during World War II.
http://www.firsttoread.com/books/maca...
Get a chance to read this book as a digital galley before it’s available in stores. More here:
http://www.firsttoread.com/books/maca...
"MacArthur's Spies reads like Casablanca set in the Pacific, filled with brave and daring characters caught up in the intrigue of war—and the best part is that it's all true!" —Tom Maier, author of Masters of Sex
A thrilling story of espionage, daring and deception set in the exotic landscape of occupied Manila during World War II.
http://www.firsttoread.com/books/maca...
April 5, 2017
Upcoming Events: MacArthur's Spies
Excited about the May 2 release of MacArthur's Spies. Upcoming book talks:
Saturday, May 6 1 p.m. -- Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Wednesday, May 24 7 p.m. -- MacArthur Memorial Library, Norfolk, Virginia. for more info,
757-441-2965, or http://www.macarthurmemorial.org
Saturday, May 6 1 p.m. -- Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008.
Wednesday, May 24 7 p.m. -- MacArthur Memorial Library, Norfolk, Virginia. for more info,
757-441-2965, or http://www.macarthurmemorial.org
