Besides reexamining in fresh perspective such well-known figures as Paul Revere, Nathan Hale, Benedict Arnold, and John André, the author, a former general staff intelligence officer in World War II, reveals the exploits and tribulations of scores of other spies: Ann Bates, the Tory agent who spied at Washington's headquarters and who, when fleeing for her life, paused to count American artillery; the high-ranking traitor Dr. Benjamin Church, the Continental Army's Director General of Hospitals, caught as a result of a careless mistress; Sergeant Major John Champe, who posed as a deserter from the rebel army in order to capture Benedict Arnold; and many others. From the plot to kidnap George Washington to the fall of Yorktown, here are the clandestine activities of the spies, counterspies, and double agents who risked life and honor in a silent, anonymous shadow war.
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John Bakeless (1894–1978) was the author of Spies of the Confederacy, Daniel Boone: Master of the Wilderness, Fighting Frontiersmen, and many others.
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Excellent review of Espionage during the Revolutionary War,
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This review is from: Turncoats, Traitors And Heroes (Paperback)
Formerly out of print, this softbound book provides a comprehensive overview of intelligence operations during the Revolutionary War. Covering the more common stories about the attempted kidnapping of Washington and the Arnold/Andre affair, it also depicts intelligence conducted before various battles, intelligence failures & successes, and France's intelligence collection prior to their involvement in the War. Worth buying.
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The book itself is quite good. It covers the issues of espionage in the American Revolution like I have never seen before in print. Sometimes the author will elude to a fact that a person did and describe it as "humorous" or "interesting." Yet the author won't actually tell you the event or exchange he is describing thus allowing the reader to decide if the event was humorous or interesting for themselves. So, in that way, the book is very edited in the bias of the author.
This being a reprinted book, it is most assuredly the worst reprint in history. Most every page of the book is offset into the fold so that it makes for the most uncomfortable reading. It appears as if both pages of text almost flow together. Moreover, page 323, and whatever was printed on it, is missing entirely. Again, good book for the diehard fan of the subject, but be prepared to work if you want to read it.
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I knew some of the information in this book was there before I bought it. I had been researching the Mersereau family and found they were included. I found the book interesting, well written,and enjoyed finding my family along with some of their history. If you are a history buff or are doing genealogy and know your family was involved as spies,heroes or even turncoats, you will find this book entertaining and informative.
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THERE WAS a sudden stir and bustle in Brattle Street. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- History of New England by James T. Adams in Back Matter
- Secret History of the American Revolution by Carl Van Doren in Back Matter
- The Roads of Home: Lanes and Legends of New Jersey by Henry Charlton Beck in Back Matter
- Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution (2 Volumes) by Lorenzo Sabine in Back Matter
- History of the United States by Robert J. Field in Back Matter
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- Generous Enemies: Patriots and Loyalists in Revolutionary New York (Early American Studies) by Judith L. Van Buskirk in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The CIA's Black Ops: Covert Action, Foreign Policy, and Democracy by John Jacob Nutter on page 70, and Back Matter
- Nathan Hale (Profiles in American History) (Profiles in American History (Mitchell Lane)) by Kathleen Tracy in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Art of Leadership by Sun Tzu - A New-Millennium Bilingual Edition of Sun Tzu's Art of War by David H. Li on page 200, and Back Matter
- Betrayals and Treason: Violations of Trust and Loyalty by Nachman Ben-yehuda in Back Matter
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