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Women in Intelligence

The Hidden History of Two World Wars

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Women in Intelligence

By: Helen Fry
Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
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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.

©2023 Helen Fry (P)2024 Tantor Freedom & Security Military Politics & Government Women Espionage War Imperialism

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A very thorough explanation of how women worked in intelligence during the wars and afterwards.

Very good

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Robotic voice with no flow or expression. The book is wonderful but not the audible version

Terrible recording

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The actualy story was fascinating, but the narration was appalling! The speed was all over the place and in no way consistent, and despite the narrator having a British accent, she used so many American pronunciations. That would have been fine if the subject matter was American, but it was about British and European women.

Awful audio

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Many good stories, but the narration speed varies from normal to v e r r r y slow - like someone's messing with the recording. It is distracting and annoying, hence the lower score.

Stop messing with the narration speed

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This is yet another excellent book by Helen Fry. Almost as much a social history as it is military, packed full facts and stories, whether you have read in this area elsewhere or not I’m pretty sure you’ll get a lot from it. (Don’t be put off by the comment about the narrator. Some of the pronunciation’s might jar a little, and you might find Gemma Dawson’s voice a bit clipped, but I often run my books at a slightly faster speed, and this suited this book.) I will seek out a copy of this book because I will use it as a future reference book and dip in here and there again. I really enjoyed this book. Stuart

Excellent. History with women put back in it.

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