dale_kooyenga 's review for:

Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott

3.0

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Extremely well researched book and a reminder of the tremendous value women have on, and in support of, the battlefield despite ignorant assumptions to the contrary. The book follows 2 union sympathizers and 2 sympathizers, found myself naturally cheering for the former and cursing the later.

I would have preferred the book to be a bit more concise. The middle of the book was a little work to get through, but never thought of not finishing it off. The final chapters and the epilogue are worth it.