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Women in Intelligence : The Hidden History of Two World Wars / Helen Fry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fry, Helen, 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women spies--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Women spies.
- World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Female. .
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1914-1918--Secret service--Great Britain.
- World War, 1914-1918--Military intelligence..
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence.
- Intelligence service--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Intelligence service.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (466 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Padstow, England : Yale University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- A groundbreaking history of women in British intelligence, revealing their pivotal role across the first half of the twentieth century From the twentieth century onward, women took on an extraordinary range of roles in intelligence, defying the conventions of their time. Across both world wars, far from being a small part of covert operations, women ran spy networks and escape lines, parachuted behind enemy lines, and interrogated prisoners. And, back in Bletchley and Whitehall, women’s vital administrative work in MI offices kept the British war engine running. In this major, panoramic history, Helen Fry looks at the rich and varied work women undertook as civilians and in uniform. From spies in the Belgian network “La Dame Blanche,” knitting coded messages into jumpers, to those who interpreted aerial images and even ran entire sections, Fry shows just how crucial women were in the intelligence mission. Filled with hitherto unknown stories, Women in Intelligence places new research on record for the first time and showcases the inspirational contributions of these remarkable women.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- PROLOGUE
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 INVISIBLE SPIES
- 2 ESPIONAGE BEHIND ENEMY LINES
- 3 INTELLIGENCE ON THE HOME FRONT
- 4 SPIES AND INFILTRATORS
- 5 SECRET SECRETARIES
- 6 THE CODEBREAKERS
- 7 WHEN THE WALLS HAD EARS
- 8 WOMEN OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
- 9 EYES IN THE SKY
- 10 DOUBLE CROSS AGENTS
- 11 DOUBLE CROSS DECEPTION
- 12 THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS
- 13 SECTION X
- 14 SPY SWAP
- 15 SOE AND INTELLIGENCE
- 16 NOAH'S ARK
- 17 THE CLARENCE SERVICE
- 18 MI9 SECRET AGENTS
- 19 WOMEN OF MI6
- 20 CLOAK AND DAGGER
- EPILOGUE
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Fry, Helen Women in Intelligence
- ISBN:
- 9780300274530
- 0-300-27453-X
- OCLC:
- 1412008759
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