Wise gals : the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage
Holt, Nathalia, 1980-2023
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In the wake of World War II, four agents were critical in helping build a new organisation now known as the CIA. Adelaide Hawkins, Mary Hutchison, Eloise Page, and Elizabeth Sudmeier, called the 'wise gals' by their male colleagues because of their sharp sense of humour and even quicker intelligence, they were not the stereotypical femme fatale of spy novels. They were smart, courageous, and groundbreaking agents at the top of their class, instrumental in both developing innovative tools for intelligence gathering - and insisting (in their own unique ways) that they receive the credit and pay their expertise deserved.
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Imprint:
London : Icon, 2023.
Collation:
xiv, 382 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2022.Radio tie-in.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785789663 (pbk)
Dewey class:
327.1209252327.12 HAWK920 HAW327.12327.120925920/HAW
LC class:
UB271.U6
Language:
English
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BRN:
3639310
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