A brilliant true-life tale for fans of WWII stories. Features four women--the famous actress Marlene Dietrich, reporter Betty MacDonald from Hawaii, Zuzka Lauwers from Czechoslovakia, and Jane Smith-Hutton (spouse of a naval attaché based in Tokyo)--who helped pull off a highly successful secret propaganda campaign that contributed to the Allies winning the war. Unputdownable!

This is a concise and engaging account of four women who helped to end WWII in a way no one ever expected them to be able to. I really enjoyed this and will be using the stories of these women in my classroom.

This novel had me engaged the whole time. The nostalgic time with women from Hollywood and a piece of history almost forgotten. I learned a lot about Marlene Dietrich, which I knew from the movies, but her time during the war was difficult with what was happening with the Nazis, and she made decisions that were difficult at that time. We follow several ladies, Betty, Zuzka, Jane and Marlene. These four women made their own impact during the war which sadly could not be recognized. I will be looking for more of Rogak’s work.