| Edition |
Large print edition. |
| Description |
631 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Physical Medium |
large print (16 point) rdafs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-628). |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History.
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Women intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
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Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
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Women spies -- United States -- Biography.
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Spies -- United States -- Biography.
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Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees.
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Large type books.
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| Genre/Form |
Large print books.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage |
| ISBN |
9798885784603 (large print ; hardcover) |
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