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In true face a woman's life in the CIA, unmasked

"Jonna Hiestand Mendez began her CIA career as a "contract wife," a second-class citizen who was hired as a convenience to her husband, a young officer stationed in Switzerland. She needed his permission to open a bank account or shut off the gas to her apartment, and she performed menial duties for...

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Main Authors: Mendez, Jonna (Author), Wood, Wyndham (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Public Affairs, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
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Mendez, Jonna.
Women spies > United States > Biography.
Espionage, American > History.
Undercover operations > United States.
Autobiographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Close call
  • A first-time expat
  • Contract wife
  • The Far East
  • Wichita
  • 2430 E Street
  • Cultural tremors
  • A return to Europe
  • The Middle East
  • CID and Southern Europe
  • On TDY in the subcontinent
  • Disguise training
  • Hostile interrogation and more at the Farm
  • The subcontinent, again
  • Good intel takes its toll
  • Smallwood
  • Parts unknown
  • Disguise & CDC
  • Deputy Chief
  • Chief of disguise
  • The heart of the matter
  • Life's best surprises
  • Civilian life
  • Forever changed
  • Emerging from the shadows
  • The adventure continues.

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