secret service

Illustrations and text detail how the Culper Spy Ring aided General George Washington by collecting and delivering information to the American forces about the British troops, and whether they knew of an incoming French fleet.

Covers history of Civil War espionage for the Union and Confederate armies.

Recounts episodes of clandestine activites during the Civil War centered in Virginia, Kansas, and Missouri.

Presents the lives of courageous women who served as spies for the North and South during the Civil War, including Belle "The Siren of the Shenandoah" Boyd, Elizabeth "Crazy Bet" Van Lew, and Harriet Tubman.

Examines how George Washington used espionage during the American Revolutionary War, discussing the Culper Ring, the Sons of Liberty, codes, ciphers, and more. Includes illustrations.

Reconstructs a possible mission of the fourteen-year-old spy who carried messages to George Washington's camp in the buttons of his coat during the Revolutionary War.