Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
078181037X
ISBN-13
9780781810371
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Imprint
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 15th, 2004
Print length
314 Pages
Weight
476 grams
Dimensions
14.60 x 22.40 x 1.70 cms
Ksh 2,600.00
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This book covers the entire history of Civil War espionage including an extra chapter on espionage after the war ended. The activities and tactics of hundreds of spies are described, including in-depth descriptions of spymasters like Allan Pinkerton, Lafayette Baker, and Generals Dodge, Sharpe and Garfield.
"The history of Civil War espionage is usually mentioned only in passing in general accounts of the war. Lying under a cloud of romanticism, its details have had to be ferreted out in specialized sources. For his complete account of the subject, Markle draws upon just about all the available material and summarizes it with judgment, balance, clarity, and occasional wit. Among the subtopics are technology (photography for mapmaking and Confederate use of a forerunner of microfilm), the value of women spies (less subject to suspicion, they could move with greater freedom than male spies), and the roles of blacks as spies. A good case could be made that this volume is the single most valuable contribution to general Civil War literature so far this year. "--Booklist
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