Friday, August 12, 2011

Episode 4: Dames of Espionage

Virginia Hall and Melita Norwood: Wily spies.



Norwood in her cottage garden in Bexleyheath, England after finally being exposed as a top KGB atom spy.

*Apologies on the audio quality, not as up to par as the others, had the wrong setting on when recording.*





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Further Reading:


Virginia Hall
"The Wolves at the Door : The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy" Judith L. Pierson (2005) The Lyons Press
The People of the CIA: Virginia Hall 
"The Women who lived for danger" Marcus Binney (2003) Harper Collins


Melita Norwood
"Mistresses of Mayhem: The Book of Women Criminals." Francine Hornberger (2002) page 161.
"The Spy Who Came in from the Co-op." David Burke. (Woodbridge, UK: Boydell Press, 2008)
Overview of the Melita Norwood papers
Melita Norwood: The Intelligence Officer's Bookshelf
A brief history of the family of Mrs. Letty Norwood (March 2000) The Melita Norwood Papers.




***Pics of the ladies are done up fancy by LP***


Music: Nina Simone - Feeling Good

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