Title from Playaway label

Originally published by Harper Audio, ℗2022

Release date supplied by publisher

Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player

One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening

Performed by Saskia Maarleveld

In 1917, General John Pershing arrived in France and was unable to communicate with troops in the field. Pershing needed operators who could swiftly and accurately connect multiple calls, speak fluent French and English, remain steady under fire, and be utterly discreet, since the calls often conveyed classified information. At the time, nearly all telephone operators were women, but women could not enlist. So he began recruiting them

Playaway; required earphones available at Circulation Desk