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Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring
by Alexander Rose
I've recently become interested in the formation of the United States, partly because of the current state of American politics, partly because of Hamilton: The Musical and because of the TV series Turn: Washington's Spies.
At the start of each episode there was a moment in the awesome opening credits that said based on the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose, and about halfway through the series I realised I wanted to know what actually happened, not just the highly enjoyable Hollywood version.
The book covers the period from the inception of the Culper Ring all the way through to the end of the Revolutionary War. It contains letters from many of the major players including Washington himself, although he's not always painted in the best light. It's understandable though, considering he had other things to attend to at the time and wasn't always across all of the happenings in his spy net.
It was interesting to see the differences between the American spy rings in comparison to the British, both were struggling with this new form of warfare, at least new in the sense that it hadn't really been employed during the Revoltuionary War until this time.
I was kept interested throughout, Rose really paints a picture of the world at the time as well as those involved. And it's to his credit since not a lot of information was left aside from some letters and invoices.
I'd recommend this to anyone with an interest in the Revolutionary War or the history of spying. I'll also give a shout-out to the TV Show Turn, which is a solid adaptation... with some changes due to artistic license.
At the start of each episode there was a moment in the awesome opening credits that said based on the book Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose, and about halfway through the series I realised I wanted to know what actually happened, not just the highly enjoyable Hollywood version.
The book covers the period from the inception of the Culper Ring all the way through to the end of the Revolutionary War. It contains letters from many of the major players including Washington himself, although he's not always painted in the best light. It's understandable though, considering he had other things to attend to at the time and wasn't always across all of the happenings in his spy net.
It was interesting to see the differences between the American spy rings in comparison to the British, both were struggling with this new form of warfare, at least new in the sense that it hadn't really been employed during the Revoltuionary War until this time.
I was kept interested throughout, Rose really paints a picture of the world at the time as well as those involved. And it's to his credit since not a lot of information was left aside from some letters and invoices.
I'd recommend this to anyone with an interest in the Revolutionary War or the history of spying. I'll also give a shout-out to the TV Show Turn, which is a solid adaptation... with some changes due to artistic license.