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Sisterhood of Spies: The Women of the Oss
Sisterhood of Spies The Women of the Oss
Author: Elizabeth P. McIntosh
The daring missions of America s World War II intelligence agency, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), are the stuff of legend, yet the contributions made by the 4,000 women including Julia Child and Marlene Dietrich who served in the OSS are largely unheralded. To tell their fascinating stories, McIntosh, a veteran of sensitive OSS and CIA ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781591145141
ISBN-10: 1591145147
Publication Date: 3/3/2009
Pages: 320
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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ATraveler avatar reviewed Sisterhood of Spies: The Women of the Oss on + 193 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Interesting book but a slow read. More like a documentation of women in WWI adn WWII. Would be a great resource for a paper on the same subject. About a third of the way through before she starts detailing interesting stories. She also writes like I imagine the 50s . . . full names for all the women and mentions their husbands and famous relatives. I did learn some interesting facts. Worth sticking with to the end.
rickmillls9 avatar reviewed Sisterhood of Spies: The Women of the Oss on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Factual accounts of women involved the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. Authoritative, insightful. Generally, each chapter deals with one woman's role. Author's first-person accounts (she was in the OSS herself). A few photographs.
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