Wise gals : the spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage /
by Holt, Nathalia.
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BookPublisher: London : Icon, 2023Description: xiv, 382 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781785789663 (pbk.) :; 178578966X (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 HAWSubject(s): Hawkins, Adelaide | Hutchison, Mary | Page, Eloise | Sudmeier, Elizabeth | United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century | Women spies -- United States -- Biography | Biography | Biography | Biography & non-fiction prose | History | Espionage & secret servicesSummary: 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.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 HAW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003118235X |
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Originally published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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