In the Line of Fire

THEY PLAYED A DEADLY GAME Lydia Darragh risked her life to warn General George Washington of an imminent surprise attack by the the British Disguised as a male slave, Emma Edmonds hid in a Confederate camp to gain vital information for the North. Exotic Mata Hari used her charms to learn secrets from French officers and relay them to Germany during WWI. Betty Pack saved the lives of as many as 100,000 Allied soldiers by stealing the enemy's secret codebooks. Read the incredible stories of eight women spies whose adventures were exciting, ingenious, and often tragic for they sometimes paid with their lives.