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Invisible Ink
John Nagy
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Description for Invisible Ink
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During the American Revolution, espionage was critical to both Continental and British efforts, and those employed in cloak-and-dagger operations risked death. While the most notorious episode of spying during the war, the Benedict Arnold affair, was a failure, most intelligence operations succeeded. Spycraft was no more wholly embraced than by George Washington who relied on a vast spy network and personally designed deceptions and counterintelligence efforts. In Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution, John A. Nagy discusses the techniques used by spies during the war. Throughout, he provides examples of the codes and ciphers employed, many of which have ... Read more
During the American Revolution, espionage was critical to both Continental and British efforts, and those employed in cloak-and-dagger operations risked death. While the most notorious episode of spying during the war, the Benedict Arnold affair, was a failure, most intelligence operations succeeded. Spycraft was no more wholly embraced than by George Washington who relied on a vast spy network and personally designed deceptions and counterintelligence efforts. In Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution, John A. Nagy discusses the techniques used by spies during the war. Throughout, he provides examples of the codes and ciphers employed, many of which have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Westholme Publishing, U.S. United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Yardley, United States
ISBN
9781594161414
SKU
V9781594161414
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About John Nagy
John A. Nagy is scholar-in-residence at St. Francis University, Pennsylvania, and a founder of the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia. He is author of Rebellion in the Ranks: Mutinies of the American Revolution and Spies in the Continental Capital, also available from Westholme Publishing.
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