BARD annotation Propaganda girls: the secret war of the women in the OSS DB129114 Author: Rogak, Lisa Reading Time: 6 hours, 4 minutes Read by: Naeymi, Samara Subjects: Women, World History and Affairs, War and the Military

“Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii. Zuzka Lauwers grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village and knew five languages by the time she was 21. Jane Smith-Hutton was the wife of a naval attaché living in Tokyo. Marlene Dietrich, the German-American actress and singer, was of course one of the biggest stars of the 20th century. These four women, each fascinating in her own right, together contributed to one of the most covert and successful military campaigns in WWII. As members of the OSS, their task was to create a secret brand of propaganda produced with the sole aim to break the morale of Axis soldiers. Working in the European theater, across enemy lines in occupied China, and in Washington, D.C., Betty, Zuzka, Jane, and Marlene forged letters and “official” military orders, wrote and produced entire newspapers, scripted radio broadcasts and songs, and even developed rumors for undercover spies and double agents to spread to the enemy. And outside of a small group of spies, no one knew they existed. Until now.”– From publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

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Star-spangled men: America’s ten worst presidents DB46576

Author: Miller, Nathan

Reading Time: 9 hours, 48 minutes

Read by: Gregory Gorton

Subjects: Biography of Heads of State and Political Figures, U.S. History

Biographical profiles of American presidents the author judges to be the ten worst in the nation’s history. Candidates were evaluated on the basis of their personal qualities and the extent to which they damaged the nation. Includes Richard Nixon for his moral lapses and Jimmy Carter for lacking purpose and direction.

New York, NY : Scribner, c1998.

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