02152cam a2200289 i 4500 623507550 TxAuBib 20160607120000.0 140228s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781606711675 1606711679 (OCoLC)871205699 VI# eng rda VI# VI# GZD TxAuBib rda Kramer, Ann. Women wartime spies / Ann Kramer. NewYork : MJF Books, 2011. 171 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimile, portraits ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index. From Mata Hari through to Noor Inyat Khan, women spies have rarely received the recognition they deserve. They have often been trivialized and, in cinema and popular fiction, stereotyped as vamps or dupes. The reality is very different. As spies, women have played a critical role during wartime, receiving and passing on vital information, frequently at considerable risk. Often able to blend into their background more easily than their male counterparts, women have worked as couriers, transmitters and with resistance fighters, their achievements often unknown. Many have died. Ann Kramer describes the role of women spies during wartime, with particular reference to the two world wars. She looks at why some women chose to become spies, their motives and backgrounds. She looks at the experience of women spies during wartime, what training they received, and what skills they needed. She examines the reality of life for a woman spy, operating behind enemy lines, and explores and explodes the myths about women spies that continue until the present day. The focus is mainly on Britain but will also take an international view as appropriate. 20160607. Women spies Great Britain History 20th century. Espionage, British History 20th century. TXKPL