Women Who Spied

by A. A. Hoehling

Overview

From the biblical days of Delilah to mdern times there have been women who ventured at their peril as spies into the conflicts of armed men. Recounted in this fascinating history are dramatic incidents of feminine espionage in the United States and abroad from the time of the American Revolution to the present day. Learn about Lydia Darragh who alerted General Washington to the British plans for suprise attack on Valley Forge. Who was the agent in New York during World War II who used a doll repair shop to communicate with Japan? And who was the only woman in England to win the George Cross?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461732198
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/26/1992
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	242
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

A. A. Hoehling's accounts of the exploits of these intrepid women transform history into the highest adventure.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xv

Part 1 Delilah's Disciples

1 Spy for the Continental Army Lydia Darragh, 1777 3

2 A Rainy Sunday in Greeneville Sarah Thompson, 1864 18

3 The "Alice Service" Louise de Bettignies, 1915 45

4 The Kaiser's Woman in New York Maria de Victorica, 1918 75

Part 2 Women Spies Come Of Age

5 Dolls in Mufti Velvalee Dickinson, 1944 101

6 Never So Few Britain's Heroines of World War II 115

7 Traitors and Crackpots Britain's Nonheroines of World War II 143

8 Spy from on High Barbara Slade, 1943 151

9 The Woman on Our Conscience Milada Horakova, 1950 164

Bibliography 193

Index 199