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Wise gals the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage Cover Image Large Print Book

Wise gals [large print] : the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage / by Nathalia Holt.

Spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage (portion title)
Holt, Nathalia, 1980- (author.).

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. Meticulously researched and beautifully told, 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."-- Page [4] of cover.

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  • ISBN: 9798885784603
  • Physical Description: 631 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-628).
Formatted Contents Note:
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.

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Subject: United States. Central Intelligence Agency > History.
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Women intelligence officers > United States > Biography.
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Women spies > United States > Biography.
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Intelligence service > United States > History > 20th century.
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