
Invisible Ink
Spycraft of the American Revolution
John Nagy(Author)
Westholme Publishing, U.S.
Published on 30. April 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-59416-141-4 (ISBN)
Description
During the American Revolution, espionage was critical to both Continental and British efforts, and those employed in cloak-and-dagger operations risked death. While the most notorious episode of spying during the war, the Benedict Arnold affair, was a failure, most intelligence operations succeeded. Spycraft was no more wholly embraced than by George Washington who relied on a vast spy network and personally designed deceptions and counterintelligence efforts. In Invisible Ink: Spycraft of the American Revolution, John A. Nagy discusses the techniques used by spies during the war. Throughout, he provides examples of the codes and ciphers employed, many of which have not been previously described. In addition, the author analyzes some of the key spy rings. Based on primary research, Invisible Ink is an important contribution to the history of conflict and technology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Yardley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
81 b/w and color illus., maps
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
667 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59416-141-4 (9781594161414)
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12/2009
Westholme Publishing
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Person
John A. Nagy (1946-2016) was an expert on eighteenth-century documents and espionage. He is author of Rebellion in the Ranks: Mutinies of the American Revolution, Spies in the Continental Capital: Espionage Across Pennsylvania During the American Revolution, and Dr. Benjamin Church, Spy: A Case of Espionage on the Eve of the American Revolution.