Women wartime spies : [active or passive?] / Ann Kramer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kramer, Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women spies--Biography.

Women spies.

Espionage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire [England] : Pen & Sword Military, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""From Mata Hari through to Noor Inayat Khan, women spies have rarely received the recognition they deserve. They have often been trivialised and, in cinema and popular fiction, stereotyped as vamps or dupes. The reality is very different. As spies, women have played a critical role during wartime, receiving and passing on vital information, frequently at considerable risk. Often able to blend into their background more easily than their male counterparts, women have worked as couriers, transmitters and with resistance fighters, their achievements often unknown. Many have died. Ann Kramer desc

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Timeline; Introduction; Chapter 1: Women and War; Chapter 2: Spy Paranoia and The First World War; Chapter 3: Spying Under Occupation; Chapter 4: Backroom Women; Chapter 5: Special Operations Executive; Chapter 6: Behind Enemy Lines; Chapter 7: Missing; Chapter 8: Setting the Record Straight; Appendix; References; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781299198883

1299198880

9781844683826

1844683826

OCLC:

797917339