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Tango01 | 05 Feb 2018 12:13 p.m. PST |
…That Saved the American Revolution. "When General George Washington beat a hasty retreat from New York City in August 1776, many thought the American Revolution might soon be over. Instead, Washington rallied—thanks in large part to a little-known, top-secret group called the Culper Spy Ring. Washington realized that he couldn't beat the British with military might, so he recruited a sophisticated and deeply secretive intelligence network to infiltrate New York. So carefully guarded were the members' identities that one spy's name was not uncovered until the twentieth century, and one remains unknown today. But by now, historians have discovered enough information about the ring's activities to piece together evidence that these six individuals turned the tide of the war…" Main page link
Have anyone read this book? If the answer is yes… comments please?
Thanks in advance for your guidance.
Amicalement Armand |
Pan Marek | 05 Feb 2018 1:56 p.m. PST |
The book you posted is by the hack, Brian Kilmeade. He relies on the hard work done by Alexander Rose in his slightly older work, "Washington's Spies". Kilmeade was cashing in on the existence of the TV series "Turn". Read Rose instead. |
Private Matter | 05 Feb 2018 2:23 p.m. PST |
+1 Pan Marek I read the book (in fact just returned it to the library this past Saturday)and would have to say that Washington's Spies is a better book. While it wasn't a bad read there was a bit too much conjecture for my liking. It's an okay "beach" read but Washington's Spies as much more interesting. |
Brechtel198 | 05 Feb 2018 4:03 p.m. PST |
I've read the book. None of the books by Kilmeade are worthwhile or the money. There are much better books by actual historians for all three of the subjects Kilmeade has written on. Washington's Spies by Alexander Rose is a much better book-better written, more in depth, and much more accurate. Kilmeade's books are like the Powder River-an inch deep and a mile wide. |
Winston Smith | 05 Feb 2018 7:08 p.m. PST |
Kilmeade is as big a hack as Bill O'Reilly |
Brechtel198 | 06 Feb 2018 3:48 a.m. PST |
I'd say so. Neither are historians and as authors they have to have as 'assistant.' |
Tango01 | 06 Feb 2018 11:02 a.m. PST |
Many thanks!. Amicalement Armand |
Echo 1 | 07 Feb 2018 3:01 a.m. PST |
+1 Pan Marek and +1 Brechtel. I received this book as a gift a year or two ago. I suffered through it, just because I felt an obligation. I distinctly remember that the book used over-the-top language (every minor skirmish apparently had the potential to end the revolution), and the authors appeared to have no clue that there was a difference between a rifle and a musket. I gave the book away to the local library as soon as I finished it. |
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