Bibliograph

Wise gals, the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage, by Nathalia Holt

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Wise gals, the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage, by Nathalia Holt

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-628)

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wise gals

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1356175969

Responsibility statement

by Nathalia Holt

Sub title

the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage

Summary

"In the wake of World War II, four agents were critical in helping build the CIA. Adelaide Hawkins, Mary Hutchison, Eloise Page, and Elizabeth Sudmeier were ground-breaking agents at the top of their class, instrumental in developing innovative tools for intelligence gathering and insisting that they receive the credit and pay their expertise deserved. Wise Girls sheds a light on the untold history of the women whose persistence and fighting spirit have been and continue to be instrumental to our country's security"--, Back cover

Table Of Contents

Author's note -- November 1953 -- Part I "Isn't that a strange profession?". Jessica, 1934-1944 -- Safehaven, 1944-1945 -- Werwolf, 1945 -- Part II "Unsavory acts". Rusty, 1946 -- Belladonna, 1946 -- Trident, 1947 -- Opera, 1947-1948 -- Part III "She gets into your dreams". Vermont, 1949 -- Kubark, 1950 -- Loss, 1951 -- Aquatone, 1952 -- Petticoat, 1953 -- Part IV "Fumbling in the dark". Farmer, 1954 -- Musketeer, 1956 -- NSG5520, 1957 -- Bluebat, 1958 -- Aerodynamic, 1959 -- Part V "The work of a man". Mudlark, 1960 -- Lincoln, 1961 -- Psalm, 1962 -- Hydra, 1965-1972 -- Epilogue: State secrets

Target audience

adult

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Spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage

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