Join us for Keepers of Jewish Excellence at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple with guest speaker Peter Eisner.

Many soldiers were forced to march in the 80 mile Bataan Death March, but thousands of others fled to hide in the hills above Bataan and Manila. "MacArthur’s Spies" shares the story of three Americans in Manila during Japanese occupation that fought to sabotage the Japanese. A soldier led Filipino fighters to infiltrate Manila to attack and stage demolitions. A Navy intelligence officer served as a spymaster for MacArthur to coordinate guerilla attacks with Allied forces. The last story involves singer Claire Phillips. Phillips who ran a nightclub in Manila that was a front to aide Americans hiding in the hills and as a meeting place to gather information for American forces.

Many soldiers were forced to march in the 80 mile Bataan Death March, but thousands of others fled to hide in the hills above Bataan and Manila.

Peter Eisner is an award winning author and journalist. He has served as a foreign correspondent, editor, and reporter at The Washington Post, Newsday, and the Associated Press.