<![CDATA[Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring]]>

false <![CDATA[Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174866284m/448559.jpg 178417 2 Based on remarkable new research, acclaimed historian Alexander Rose brings to life the true story of the spy ring that helped America win the Revolutionary War. For the first time, Rose takes us beyond the battlefront and deep into the shadowy underworld of double agents and triple crosses, covert operations and code breaking, and unmasks the courageous, flawed men who inhabited this wilderness of mirrors—including the spymaster at the heart of it all. In the summer of 1778, with the war poised to turn in his favor, General George Washington desperately needed to know where the British would strike next. To that end, he unleashed his secret weapon: an unlikely ring of spies in New York charged with discovering the enemy’s battle plans and military strategy. Washington’s small band included a young Quaker torn between political principle and family loyalty, a swashbuckling sailor addicted to the perils of espionage, a hard-drinking barkeep, a Yale-educated cavalryman and friend of the doomed Nathan Hale, and a peaceful, sickly farmer who begged Washington to let him retire but who always came through in the end. Personally guiding these imperfect everyday heroes was Washington himself. In an era when officers were gentlemen, and gentlemen didn’t spy, he possessed an extraordinary talent for deception—and proved an adept spymaster. The men he mentored were dubbed the Culper Ring. The British secret service tried to hunt them down, but they escaped by the closest of shaves thanks to their ciphers, dead drops, and invisible ink. Rose’s thrilling narrative tells the unknown story of the Revolution–the murderous intelligence war, gunrunning and kidnapping, defectors and executioners—that has never appeared in the history books. But Washington’s Spies is also a spirited, touching account of friendship and trust, fear and betrayal, amid the dark and silent world of the spy. From the Hardcover edition. 172357 2006 Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring total:33|5:5|4:13|3:11|2:3|1:1| 33 117 104 12 3 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 26 11:51:57 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 19:24:56 -0800 2009
On the other hand, if you're interested in Gen. Washington and the details of how he managed the Revolutionary War, then this book is fascinating. ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 11 17:02:18 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 12 18:52:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat May 16 18:44:28 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 18:45:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 25 17:02:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 17:03:07 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Oct 29 14:24:02 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 14:32:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 14:06:48 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 14:06:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon May 26 23:30:08 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 23:32:32 -0700 2008 2 0 true false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 11 00:03:44 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 22:33:58 -0700 2007 2 0 true false Tue Jan 15 07:28:21 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 07:29:43 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Oct 13 18:05:28 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 18:05:55 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Jul 04 11:55:53 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 11:56:59 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue May 20 06:46:09 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 06:46:33 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 03 10:35:29 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 10:35:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 10:01:06 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 10:01:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 02 05:01:38 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 05:01:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 28 20:27:46 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 20:27:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 14:10:21 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 07:55:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 19 14:59:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 14:59:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 19:49:01 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 16:33:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jul 11 07:50:14 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 07:50:14 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=448559