American Traitor - General James Wilkinson s Betrayal of Republic Escape From Justice

"This book examines the career of the notorious Gen. James Wilkinson, the highest ranking US official ever tried for treason and espionage. Wilkinson's military career began during the Revolutionary War, and he served with nearly every president and major military figure during the first forty years of US history. As he rose to the rank of commanding general of the US Army, Wilkinson betrayed virtually everyone he worked for or with to advance his career and finances. He was a handsomely paid spy for Spain, plotted to have western territories split from the United States, and accepted kickbacks from government contractors. His negligence and greed also caused the largest peacetime disaster in the history of the US Army. This book focuses on Wilkinson as a spy and makes unique contributions with its in depth analysis of how Wilkinson survived his 1811 court-martial trial. Cox concludes that the prosecution deliberately lost the case to ensure Wilkinson's acquittal in order to cover up presidential failures"--

About the author

Howard W. Cox is a former trial attorney in the US Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, former staff counsel of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and former federal prosecutor and assistant inspector general for investigations at the CIA.

Product details

• Authors: Howard W Cox, Howard W. Cox
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781647123420
• ISBN: 978-1-64712-342-0
• No. of pages: 392
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Hardware; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, military history, HISTORY / Military / United States, United States of America, USA, Espionage & secret services, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Battles & campaigns, Espionage and secret services, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), American War of Independence, C 1700 To C 1800, c 1765 to 1783 (American Revolutionary period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800), Specific wars and military campaigns