George Washington's secret spy war : the making of America's first spymaster
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-421) and index.

"How did George Washington take a disorderly, ill-equipped rabble and manage to defeat the best-trained and most well-equipped army of its time? Author and award-winning historian John A. Nagy explains how in this groundbreaking book. Nagy discovered hundreds of spies who went behind enemy lines to gather intelligence during the American Revolution, many of whose names were completely lost to history. Using Washington's own diary entries, Nagy details a series of thrilling tales from the battle field and beyond to explain the ways in which espionage played a major part in our country's war of independence -- and why Washington was a master at orchestrating it." -- Back cover.