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Author | : Donald E. Markle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2011-05 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781437976410 |
This comprehensive work covers the entire history of Civil War espionage for both the Union and Confederate armies. This edition includes new photos and drawings of both Union and Confederate spies, and new chapters including: The stories of what happened to many notorious spymasters after the war; New info. about the extensive intelligence gathering done by the civilian population; The development of American political and military intelligence from its origins in the Civil War to the present day. Appendices: All known Civil War spies -- 432 in all; A biblio. of books written by Civil War spies; A glossary of Civil War spy terms. ¿The ultimate guide to understanding Civil War espionage, and the foundation it built for modern-day military intelligence.¿
Author | : Donald E. Markle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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 book also examines the role of the negro underground organisationsd and women spies.
Author | : Thomas H. Reed |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Intelligence service |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Carol Domblewski |
Publisher | : Scholastic Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 43 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Spies |
ISBN | : 9780439597814 |
"Discusses the history of spying during the Civil War"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Donald E. Markle |
Publisher | : Hippocrene Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780781813211 |
Most books about espionage in the American Revolutionary War tend to focus solely on General George Washington, but as noted historian Donald E. Markle explores in this fascinating account, there was an entire system of intelligence communication autonomous from his direction. General Washington and General Charles Cornwallis were engaged in a constant battle to outmaneuver each other, and Cornwallis seemed to always be one step behind Washington and his intelligence departments. As the war progressed, the Americans and British slowly learned one another's tactics, allowing the hunt between the fox (Washington) and the hound (Cornwallis). THE FOX AND THE HOUND walks readers through the early stages of the war, when gathering and distributing intelligence was a challenge without a centralized government to organize a network. Markle tells us how and why Washington created multiple intelligence-gathering departments within the colonies, which included most of the East Coast from Georgia to New Hampshire and even parts of Canada--all operating under a command structure unique to their surrounding geography. This book explores the many depths of the intelligence networks from civilian men and women who dedicated their lives to the American cause, to the introduction of code ciphers and the first spy equipment such as David Bushnell's turtle submarine and Benjamin Franklin's jet boat. Without the dedication of Washington and his innovative loyal supporters, it's quite possible that the outcome of the war may have been different. Military and American history enthusiasts will find this a valuable resource for their collections.
Author | : Douglas Waller |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2012-02-21 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1416576207 |
"Entertaining history...Donovan was a combination of bold innovator and imprudent rule bender, which made him not only a remarkable wartime leader but also an extraordinary figure in American history" (The New York Times Book Review). He was one of America's most exciting and secretive generals--the man Franklin Roosevelt made his top spy in World War II. A mythic figure whose legacy is still intensely debated, "Wild Bill" Donovan was director of the Office of Strategic Services (the country's first national intelligence agency) and the father of today's CIA. Donovan introduced the nation to the dark arts of covert warfare on a scale it had never seen before. Now, veteran journalist Douglas Waller has mined government and private archives throughout the United States and England, drawn on thousands of pages of recently declassified documents, and interviewed scores of Donovan's relatives, friends, and associates to produce a riveting biography of one of the most powerful men in modern espionage. William Joseph Donovan's life was packed with personal drama. The son of poor Irish Catholic parents, he married into Protestant wealth and fought heroically in World War I, where he earned the nickname "Wild Bill" for his intense leadership and the Medal of Honor for his heroism. After the war he made millions as a Republican lawyer on Wall Street until FDR, a Democrat, tapped him to be his strategic intelligence chief. A charismatic leader, Donovan was revered by his secret agents. Yet at times he was reckless--risking his life unnecessarily in war zones, engaging in extramarital affairs that became fodder for his political enemies--and he endured heartbreaking tragedy when family members died at young ages. Wild Bill Donovan reads like an action-packed spy thriller, with stories of daring young men and women in his OSS sneaking behind enemy lines for sabotage, breaking into Washington embassies to steal secrets, plotting to topple Adolf Hitler, and suffering brutal torture or death when they were captured by the Gestapo. It is also a tale of political intrigue, of infighting at the highest levels of government, of powerful men pitted against one another. Donovan fought enemies at home as often as the Axis abroad. Generals in the Pentagon plotted against him. J. Edgar Hoover had FBI agents dig up dirt on him. Donovan stole secrets from the Soviets before the dawn of the Cold War and had intense battles with Winston Churchill and British spy chiefs over foreign turf. Separating fact from fiction, Waller investigates the successes and the occasional spectacular failures of Donovan's intelligence career. It makes for a gripping and revealing portrait of this most controversial spymaster.
Author | : Stephen Budiansky |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2006-07-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780452287471 |
Sir Francis Walsingham’s official title was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I, but in fact this pious, tight-lipped Puritan was England’s first spymaster. A ruthless, fiercely loyal civil servant, Walsingham worked brilliantly behind the scenes to foil Elizabeth’s rival Mary Queen of Scots and outwit Catholic Spain and France, which had arrayed their forces behind her. Though he cut an incongruous figure in Elizabeth’s worldly court, Walsingham managed to win the trust of key players like William Cecil and the Earl of Leicester before launching his own secret campaign against the queen’s enemies. Covert operations were Walsingham’s genius; he pioneered techniques for exploiting double agents, spreading disinformation, and deciphering codes with the latest code-breaking science that remain staples of international espionage.
Author | : Mark Nesbitt |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2012-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0811748588 |
Riveting ghost stories with history from all the major engagements of the war.
Author | : Rose Arny |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 954 |
Release | : 1999-08 |
Genre | : American literature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Webb Garrison |
Publisher | : White Mane Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Those who regard the Civil War as having been civil in the ordinary sense of that term have only to read this account of hostage-taking to realize that in 1861-1865, conflict was uncivilized with no holds barred. 124 illustrations. 2 maps.