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Turncoats, Traitors And Heroes

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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.

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.

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.