Sarah Valentine's Decoding the Devil highlights the forgotten stories of a group of black female college graduates recruited during World War II and the Cold War to serve in secret intelligence units.
The book traces their marches in intercepting and dismantling Soviet and Nazi communications, revealing the stark contrast between their solemn contributions to the protection of American national security and their continued suffering from racial segregation and wage discrimination within their community.In this exciting historical book, Sarah Valentine tells their extraordinary story in full for the first time. Decoding the Devil offers a long-awaited tribute to these lesser-known black decryption experts for their crucial contributions to national security during the Civil Rights era, and offers a new perspective on the Cold War and American heroes of color.
