Wise gals : the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage / by Nathalia Holt.
"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 wo...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
G. P. Putnam's Sons,
[2022]
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 382 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage |
| Format: | Book |
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
- Hybat, 1965-1972
- Epilogue: State secrets.