Did you know that some of the most effective American spies during World War II were librarians and archivists and history professors? Some were locked in the basement of the Library of Congress, analyzing documents. Those documents were being gathered by academics sneaking around Europe, under the noses of the Nazis.&nbsp; Author&nbsp;Elyse&nbsp;Graham tells me the story at the center of her book,&nbsp;Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II.&nbsp; Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: <a href="https://bit.ly/4gF2K18">https://bit.ly/4gF2K18</a>&nbsp; See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com&nbsp; Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)&nbsp; 2025 All Rights Reserved&nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Did you know that some of the most effective American spies during World War II were librarians and archivists and history professors? Some were locked in the basement of the Library of Congress, analyzing documents. Those documents were being gathered by academics sneaking around Europe, under the noses of the Nazis.&amp;nbsp; Author&amp;nbsp;Elyse&amp;nbsp;Graham tells me the story at the center of her book,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II.&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Support this podcast by shopping our latest sponsor deals and promotions at this link: &lt;a href="https://bit.ly/4gF2K18"&gt;https://bit.ly/4gF2K18&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;See more information on my books: katewinklerdawson.com&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow me on social: @tenfoldmore (Twitter) / @wickedwordspod (Facebook) / @tenfoldmorewicked (Instagram)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2025 All Rights Reserved&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Elyse Graham: Book and Dagger

Elyse Graham: Book and Dagger

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