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Table of contents :
Preface
Acknowledgements
From Woodfield to London
Friendships and Organisations
Easter 1916
Women Aid IRB Reorganisation
The Pulse of the Secret Service
Intelligence-gathering Continues
Women Linchpin in Espionage
The Heart of British Intelligence
Women's Gun-running Role
Raids, Arrests, Suspicion of Betrayal
Truce, Intrigue, Treaty Negotiations
Love Triangle
London Society and Conferences
Letters --
In Great Haste
Lady Lavery Spies on British Cabinet
Turmoil in the Dáil
Treaty Divides Friends
Love, Turmoil, Crowded Schedule
'English Lady' under Suspicion. Women's Allegiance Split by Civil WarCommander-in-Chief's August Days
Deep Mourning for Lover and Leader
Postscript
Bibliography.