Afterwords
These are only a few of the women who served as spies in the two great world wars. Many took their secrets to the grave and were known only to their contacts. They were military women, journalists, cooks, actresses and ordinary people caught up in extraordinary times. Their stories demonstrate that they were ordinary women of extraordinary courage and inventiveness who helped to change the world with their work. Women have played this role in many wars over the ages, but we are fortunate to have records of quite a few of those women undercover in World War I and World War II and we are all honored by their accomplishments.
Books:
- The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy by Judith L. Pearson, The Lyons Press (2005).
- Sisterhood of Spies by Elizabeth P. McIntosh, published by the Naval Institute Press.
- Young, Brave & Beautiful: Violette Szabo GC by Tania Szabo.
