"How George Washington Used Spies to Win the American" Topic

…. Revolution.

"How important was George Washington's network of spies to winning the American Revolution?

It's hard to imagine that the fate of the American cause would rest so heavily in the hands of a tailor, an enslaved double agent—or a judge's wife who sent surreptitious signals on her laundry line. But as General Washington struggled to win a war with an army that was perpetually undermanned, undertrained and undersupplied, he relied increasingly on his unseen weapon: a secret intelligence network. Throughout the war, Washington's spies helped him make bold, canny decisions that would turn the tide of the conflict—and in some instances, even save his life.

The story of Washington's underground spy network, and how it helped Americans win their revolution, is replete with intrigue: letters written in invisible ink; a rare female agent who went by the mysterious moniker Agent 355; the gruesome execution of the spy Nathan Hale. Indeed, according to the Central Intelligence Agency, "General Washington was more deeply involved in intelligence operations than any American general-in-chief until Dwight Eisenhower during World War II."…"
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Armand

Watch Turn. Great show.
It inspired me to make a whole ARMY of Queen's Rangers, and to buy a Thingsfromthebasement windmill.

These two volumes are helpful on the intelligence operations of the Continental Army:

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Washington's skill in these operations is one of the overlooked facts of the War of the Revolution.

It's becoming a widely known story, as it should. It was an essential skill, and we are lucky he had it. In particular, his strategic problem was that every time a fleet carrying a British army sailed over the horizon, he had no other way of knowing whether it then turned left or right.

Thanks Kevin!…

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Armand

Um, you have a windmill? LOL! On another note, Turn is a great show. I've watched the entire series several times now. I know what you're thinking, get a life, right? It was the "Pandemic" thing to do.

My pandemic binge watch treat was Chernobyl. I lost count how many times.
In The Plague Years, it still seems appropriate.
Nothing to do with the AWI of course.