A book that makes frequent reference to Astor and "The Room" is Joseph Persico's "Roosevelt's Secret War FDR and World War II Espionage"
FDR's willingness to use amateurs is likely the source of the theory that Amelia Earhart was on an intelligence collection mission when her plane was lost on her round the world flight. But she was particularly close to Eleanor rather than to FDR, having taken her on her first plane ride. Amelia on a reconnaissance mission is most likely fiction rather than fact.
A book that makes frequent reference to Astor and "The Room" is Joseph Persico's "Roosevelt's Secret War FDR and World War II Espionage"
FDR's willingness to use amateurs is likely the source of the theory that Amelia Earhart was on an intelligence collection mission when her plane was lost on her round the world flight. But she was particularly close to Eleanor rather than to FDR, having taken her on her first plane ride. Amelia on a reconnaissance mission is most likely fiction rather than fact.
Larry Brown