Spies, patriots, and traitors : American intelligence in the Revolutionary War / Kenneth A. Daigler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2014]Description: xviii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781626160507
  • 1626160503
  • 9781626162587
  • 1626162581
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973.3/85 23
LOC classification:
  • E279 .D35 2014
Contents:
George Washington learns the intelligence trade -- Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty: the united front campaign that led to the American Revolution -- The intelligence war begins; Massachusetts, 1775 -- Covert action in Europe leading to the French alliance -- Nathan Hale and the British occupation of New York City -- John Jay's efforts at counterintelligence -- Washington begins to establish his intelligence capabilities; the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Campaign -- Benedict Arnold: hero turned traitor -- American intelligence activities reach maturity in the New York area -- General Nathanael Greene and intelligence in the Southern Campaign -- Yorktown and the endgame -- The African-American role in American intelligence activities in the Revolutionary War -- Conclusion.
Summary: Explores intelligence and espionage during the Revolutionary War, and the key role this information played in the colonies gaining their independence.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-298) and index.

George Washington learns the intelligence trade -- Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty: the united front campaign that led to the American Revolution -- The intelligence war begins; Massachusetts, 1775 -- Covert action in Europe leading to the French alliance -- Nathan Hale and the British occupation of New York City -- John Jay's efforts at counterintelligence -- Washington begins to establish his intelligence capabilities; the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Campaign -- Benedict Arnold: hero turned traitor -- American intelligence activities reach maturity in the New York area -- General Nathanael Greene and intelligence in the Southern Campaign -- Yorktown and the endgame -- The African-American role in American intelligence activities in the Revolutionary War -- Conclusion.

Explores intelligence and espionage during the Revolutionary War, and the key role this information played in the colonies gaining their independence.

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