The original American spies : seven covert agents of the Revolutionary War /

"This book consists of seven stand-alone accounts of individuals who operated as spies during the American Revolutionary War. They were not trained as covert agents, which meant they had to develop their skills and techniques on their own, often while in the midst of the enemy where discovery m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Misencik, Paul R., 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
Colección:Academic & Nonfiction Books anthology.
NC LIVE module.
Temas:
1700-1799
Spies > United States > Biography.
Spies > Great Britain > Biography.
Espionage > United States > History > 18th century.
Espionage, British > United States > History > 18th century.
Espions > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Espionnage > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Espionnage britannique > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Secret service
Espionage
Espionage, British
Spies
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Secret service.
Great Britain
United States
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The first spy : Captain Nathan Hale (1755-1776)
  • The Sons of Liberty spy : Dr. Benjamin Church (1734-1780)
  • The Christmas spy : John Honeyman (1729-1822)
  • The Quakeress spy : Lydia Barrington Darragh (1728-1789)
  • The most effective spy : Ann Bates (1748-?)
  • The affable spy : Hercules Mulligan (1740-1825)
  • The conflicted spy : James Rivington (1724-1802)
  • Epilogue.

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