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George Washington was America’s first spymaster, and his skill as a spymaster won the war for independence. __George Washington’s Secret Spy War__ is the untold story of how George Washington took a disorderly, ill-equipped rabble and defeated the best trained and best equipped army of its day in the Revolutionary War. Author John A. Nagy has become the nation’s leading expert on the subject, discovering hundreds of spies who went behind enemy lines to gather intelligence during the American Revolution, many of whom are completely unknown to most historians. Using George Washington’s diary as the primary source, Nagy tells the story of Washington’s experiences during the French and Indian War and his first steps in the field of espionage. Despite what many believe, Washington did not come to the American Revolution completely unskilled in this area of warfare. Espionage was a skill he honed during the French and Indian war and upon which he heavily depended during the Revolutionary War. He used espionage to level the playing field and then exploited it on to final victory. Filled with thrilling and never-before-told stories from the battlefield and behind enemy lines, this is the s
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- Author
- John A. Nagy
- Publisher
- St. Martin’s Press
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781250096821
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, History, Biography
- Rating
- 3.25 / 5 (117 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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