Great Spies and heroes: The Story of Claire Phillips
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"...toughness of spirit, ... heart, and humanity. ... Claire did not fit the easy mold of a noble hero...in the end she was a hero and a survivor..."
This is the story of Claire Phillips:
"Good spies and heroes are not necessarily Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts. Claire Phillips was deceptive and foolish at times, but she also fought on behalf of the United States to defeat Japan in occupied Manila. For the eighteen months she was running her nightclub, Claire and the women who worked for her risked their lives nightly to gather intelligence faster than it could be assimilated and used by MacArthur’s intelligence headquarters in Australia. .. First she sweet-talked men who, hopelessly drunk with love, provided the names of their crews, their travel dates and itineraries. And then, after a final kiss, they would have been blown out of the water by U.S. ships and airplanes." ... from MacArthur's Spies
MacArthur's Spies:
"It’s a barn-burner of a story, a fight for love and glory, and Eisner’s impeccable research and reporting bring it to life. Here’s looking at you, Claire."
"This is a spy story about a remarkable woman who, through her own cunning and considerable charm with the men in her life, manages to survive—a triumph of the human spirit.” From Thomas Maier, author of Masters of Sex and When Lions Roar: The Churchills and the Kennedys.