secret service

Presents first-hand accounts by men and women who risked their lives in underground activities for the North and the South. A history of the Civil War's secret missions.

Examines the life and times of American patriot Nathan Hale, looking at his activities on behalf of the U.S. during the Revolutionary War that earned him an honored place in history.

A biography of the woman who, disguised as a man, moved behind Confederate lines to spy for the Union during the Civil War.

Describes the exploits of ten men and women spies of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

Recounts the story of Emma Edmonds, the Canadian-born woman who disguised herself as a man and slipped behind Confederate lines to spy for the Union army.

In the capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War, a Southern woman from a wealthy family, Elizabeth Van Lew, risked her life to spy for the North. She took food and books (often containing secret messages) to imprisoned Union soldiers and helped them escape. She created a spy network and sent valuable military information to Northern generals. Van Lew opposed slavery so much that she bought slaves to free them. Her bravery and her devotion to her country and to freedom made her an American hero.

Surveys the life of Nathan Hale, a Revolutionary War hero whose service to George Washington as a spy cost him his life.

As he awaits execution, American patriot and Revolutionary War army captain Nathan Hale recounts his spy mission, arrest by the British army, and trial and sentence.

Profiles eight women whose served as soldiers, spies, and patriots during the American Revolution including Deborah Samson, Nancy Morgan Hart, Margaret Corbin, Elizabeth Martin, and others.

A biography of Elizabeth Van Lew who spied for the North during the Civil War, and who supported rights for blacks and for women.