George Washington's Secret Six - The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

*Now with a new afterword containing never-before-seen research on the identity of the spy ring's most secret member, Agent 355 "This is my kind of history book. Get ready. Here's the action." --BRAD MELTZER, bestselling author of The Fifth Assassin and host of Decoded When George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution might soon be over. Instead, Washington rallied--thanks in large part to a little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring. He realized that he couldn't defeat the British with military might, so he recruited a sophisticated and deeply secretive intelligence network to infiltrate New York. Drawing on extensive research, Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger have offered fascinating portraits of these spies: a reserved Quaker merchant, a tavern keeper, a brash young longshoreman, a curmudgeonly Long Island bachelor, a coffeehouse owner, and a mysterious woman. Long unrecognized, the secret six are finally receiving their due among the pantheon of American heroes.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Kilmeade, Brian/ Yaeger Kilmeade, Kilmeade Brian, Don Yaeger, Yeager Don
• Publisher: Penguin Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.10.2014
• EAN: 9781595231109
• ISBN: 978-1-59523-110-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 208 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History, HISTORY / Military / United States, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, United States of America, USA, Specific wars and campaigns, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), American War of Independence, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions