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Summary: Siterhood of Spies
Comment: Wow! a blockbuster. Women have been used and perused for years. It is good to see that someone acknowledges that.

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Summary: Valuable but sketchy
Comment: I love the premise of this book, and I admit that I learned a lot from reading it. It reveals a part of OSS history that is not often explored in detail. The contributions of women to the wartime efforts of the OSS are impressive.

I did not find the book easy going, though. There is no narrative. It's a string of anecdotes, often told backwards or sideways. The author skips around from telling us where the woman was from to telling us where she lived after she retired, then throws in a bit about what she did in the war, then skips to her husband's story, then back to the war, then maybe back to her early schooling. The reader is left dangling when important bits of the wartime history are simply omitted. Some stories are told in a way that only a WWII OSS enthusiast could make any sense out of them.

I wish it had been better. These women are fast disappearing, and their stories need to be told in a better, more compelling way.

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Summary: Very informative
Comment: This book was an easy read, with all the background into the beginnings of the OSS. I was amazed to find out what a large role women played in the OSS, was shocked actually. Some of the stories are pretty gripping knowing what kind of danger the people were in. If you love to find out little known history this book is for you.

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Summary: Great Read and Great People
Comment: This wonderful books reveals a side to the spy wtory that is at best undertold. The women who cracked codes, recruited contacts and worked undercover are an important part of our history. Their secret, hidden but heroric actions shows the skill and bravery with shich they undertook they assignments. Great reading and important lessons.

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Summary: Great Book
Comment: Well written, with both serious and funny anecdotes about WWII. It's nice to see women's contributions so well documented. Brings home the fact that the war could not have been won without the help of the "invisible women" behind the scenes who filed the papers, answered the phones, typed up reports, etc. Not to mention the women who were spying behind enemy lines and thinking up propaganda strategies. It reminds us that women also willingly died for our country during WWII. For anyone who wants to learn more about the intelligent and courageous women of the O.S.S., I highly recommend this book.

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