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Fox & the Hound
Donald E. Markle
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Description for Fox & the Hound
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780781813211
SKU
V9780781813211
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About Donald E. Markle
Donald E. Markle holds a B.A. in History from the University of Maryland and did graduate work at both American and George Washington Universities. He has lectured at the Smithsonian Institute, the National Archives, and Ford's Theater in Washington. His previous works include Pennsylvania: An Illustrated History, Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War and Intelligence Was My Line: Inside ... Read more
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