Secret Missions of the Civil War
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
| Author: | Philip Van Doren Stern | ISBN: | 9781891053603 |
| Publisher: | Garrett County Press | Publication: | July 30, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Garrett County Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Philip Van Doren Stern |
| ISBN: | 9781891053603 |
| Publisher: | Garrett County Press |
| Publication: | July 30, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Garrett County Press |
| Language: | English |
Civil War historian and celebrated author Philip Van Doren Stern presents an underground history woven from first hand accounts of Civil War spies, scouts, detectives and double agents. Secret Missions of the Civil War gives an inside look into the birth of modern spy warfare: secret codes, Allen Pinkerton, assassinations, McClellan's personal spy, European arms dealing, the Secret Service, Morgan and Mosby, the stunning Mrs. Rose O’Neal, privateers, the New York draft riots and torpedoes. Through astute and carefully documented commentary, Stern shows how seemingly random acts of underground warfare dramatically influenced the course of the war and American history.
Civil War historian and celebrated author Philip Van Doren Stern presents an underground history woven from first hand accounts of Civil War spies, scouts, detectives and double agents. Secret Missions of the Civil War gives an inside look into the birth of modern spy warfare: secret codes, Allen Pinkerton, assassinations, McClellan's personal spy, European arms dealing, the Secret Service, Morgan and Mosby, the stunning Mrs. Rose O’Neal, privateers, the New York draft riots and torpedoes. Through astute and carefully documented commentary, Stern shows how seemingly random acts of underground warfare dramatically influenced the course of the war and American history.
