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America's first female secret agents were debutantes, Ivy Leaguers, wives of wealthy men, and movie stars. Bravely answering their country's call, they risked their lives in daring missions to help the Allied cause. Told here for the first time, these breathtaking stories reveal the bravery of... read more

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General Donovan once summarized his concept of the role of women in OSS: The great majority of women who worked for America's first organized and integrated intelligence agency, spent their war years behind desks and filing cases in Washington, invisible apron strings of an organization which touched every theater of the war.

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  1. Elizabeth P. McIntosh (Author)

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  1. espionage
  2. history
  3. nonfiction
  4. women
  5. wwii 
 

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