Women in Intelligence - The Hidden History of Two World Wars

A groundbreaking history of women in British intelligence, revealing their pivotal role across the first half of the twentieth centuryFrom 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.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Fry, Fry Helen
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9780300279313
• ISBN: 978-0-300-27931-3
• No. of pages: 456
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); First World War, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Women, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Espionage & secret services, Gender studies: women, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Gender studies: women and girls, Espionage and secret services, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater