Lisa Rogak - Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS

Name: Lisa Rogak - Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS
Start: 2025-03-04T18:30:00-05:00
Location: 45 S Main St, Concord, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03301

Schedule

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

45 S Main St, Concord, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03301 | Concord, NH

Gibson's Bookstore is pleased to welcome author Lisa Rogak as she presents the incredible untold story of four women who helped win WWII by generating a wave of black propaganda. Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS tells the story of four women, each fascinating in her own right: Betty MacDonald a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii, Zuzka Lauwers who grew up in a tiny Czechoslovakian village, Jane Smith-Hutton the wife of a naval attaché living in Tokyo, and Marlene Dietrich, the German-American actress and singer.
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.
In Propaganda Girls, bestselling author Lisa Rogak brings to vivid life the incredible true story of four unsung heroes, whose spellbinding achievements would change the course of history.
LISA ROGAK is the bestselling author of numerous books, including And Nothing But the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert, and Angry Optimist: The Life and Times of Jon Stewart. She is the editor of the New York Times bestseller Barack Obama in His Own Words. Rogak lives in New Hampshire.
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