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LIBRARY RATS by Elyse Graham.
The ‘Library Rats’ Who Helped Win World War II
In her lively “Book and Dagger,” the historian Elyse Graham
rescues a cast of scholar-spies from obscurity.
LIBRARY RATS by Elyse Graham.
The ‘Library Rats’ Who Helped Win World War II
In her lively “Book and Dagger,” the historian Elyse Graham
rescues a cast of scholar-spies from obscurity.
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Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/books/review/book-and-dagger-elyse-graham.html
Peter Burgess COMMENTARY
Peter Burgess
In her lively “Book and Dagger,” the historian Elyse Graham rescues a cast of scholar-spies from obscurity.
The American coordinator of information William J. Donovan, seen here in 1942, pillaged the humanities and social science faculties of American universities to staff his newly formed Office of Strategic Services.
Sept. 24, 2024
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BOOK AND DAGGER: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II, by Elyse Graham