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Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War
Donald E. Markle
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Description for Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War
Paperback. Num Pages: 284 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
"The history of Civil War espionage is usually mentioned only in passing in general accounts of the war. Lying under a cloud of romanticism, its details have had to be ferreted out in specialized sources. For his complete account of the subject, Markle draws upon just about all the available material and summarizes it with judgment, balance, clarity, and occasional wit. Among the subtopics are technology (photography for mapmaking and Confederate use of a forerunner of microfilm), the value of women spies (less subject to suspicion, they could move with greater freedom than male spies), and the roles of blacks ... Read more
"The history of Civil War espionage is usually mentioned only in passing in general accounts of the war. Lying under a cloud of romanticism, its details have had to be ferreted out in specialized sources. For his complete account of the subject, Markle draws upon just about all the available material and summarizes it with judgment, balance, clarity, and occasional wit. Among the subtopics are technology (photography for mapmaking and Confederate use of a forerunner of microfilm), the value of women spies (less subject to suspicion, they could move with greater freedom than male spies), and the roles of blacks ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780781810371
SKU
V9780781810371
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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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