Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II by Elyse Graham

3.96 AVERAGE

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byrdtrude's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
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eringow's review against another edition

2.5
adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

debird's review

4.0
Lively and well researched story about a little know side of WW2 espionage efforts.

rstevens3232's review

4.5
adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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madelineinwonderland's review

3.0
informative slow-paced
I was hoping for more information on the librarians, but found them a much smaller focus. I found the pacing slow. 

mjmark's review

3.25
slow-paced

kp3251's review

4.5
informative fast-paced
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meganpbell's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Though sprawling, this book is a testament to the “ability of small groups of outsiders to challenge huge powers precisely because they have strengths that those powers see as weaknesses,” demonstrating how “the very people Hitler’s Reich sought to exclude or destroy were singularly equipped to defeat him,” contributing their diverse backgrounds and scholarly skills to the newborn US intelligence service and playing a pivotal role in winning WWII.

smemmott's review

4.0
adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
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aszekely's review

3.0
adventurous informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced