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100 1 _aHolt, Nathalia,
_d1980-
245 1 0 _aWise gals :
_bthe spies who built the CIA and changed the future of espionage /
_cNathalia Holt.
260 _aLondon :
_bIcon,
_c2023.
299 0 0 _aPP
300 _axiv, 382 pages :
_billustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ;
_c20 cm.
366 _b20231109
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500 _aRadio tie-in.
500 _aOriginally published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2022.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aIn 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.
600 1 4 _aHawkins, Adelaide.
600 1 4 _aHutchison, Mary.
600 1 4 _aPage, Eloise.
600 1 4 _aSudmeier, Elizabeth.
610 1 4 _aUnited States.
_bCentral Intelligence Agency
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aWomen spies
_zUnited States
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650 7 _aBiography.
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650 7 _aBiography & non-fiction prose.
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650 7 _aHistory.
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650 7 _aEspionage & secret services.
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