Washington's spies / Rose, Alexander

In the summer of 1778, General Washington needed to know where the British would strike next. To that end, he unleashed an unlikely ring of spies in New York charged with discovering the enemy's battle plans. Washington's band included a young Quaker torn between political principle and family loyalty, a swashbuckling sailor addicted to the perils of espionage, a hard-drinking barkeep, a Yale-educated cavalryman, and a peaceful, sickly farmer who begged to let him retire but always came through in the end. Personally guiding these everyday heroes was Washington himself.

Explores the efforts made by George Washington's spy ring during the Revolutionary War and examines how this organization led America to victory.

Recounts the experiences of the men who served in the Culper Ring, a small band of spies recruited by George Washington to uncover British battle plans and military strategy during the Revolutionary War.