Title:
Wise gals : the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage / by Nathalia Holt.
ISBN:
9780593328484
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Publication Information:
New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2022]
©2022
Physical Description:
xiv, 382 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Contents:
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 -- Rybat, 1965-1972 -- Epilogue: state secrets.
Summary:
"From the New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls comes the never-before-told story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early days of the CIA--women who helped create the template for cutting-edge espionage (and blazed new paths for equality in the workplace) in the treacherous post-WWII era." -- Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1289244869
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