The book by Thomas B. Allen’s George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Out spied the British and Won the Revolutionary War, talks about George Washington. It discusses how he created the Culper Ring spy network and how they helped win the Revolutionary War. Through primary documents Allen supports his thesis that the freedom of the country would not be possible if not for the spies working “behind-the-scenes.” Allen praises the spy ring for winning independence and helping with every major event that happened during the Revolution.
Allen uses a chronological order to explain Washington’s agents’ involvement and how they affected the Revolution. He puts it in a very simple yet effective way to show his research. Allen starts off the book with George Washington’s first spy mission. He realized how beneficial gaining…show more content… Allen, is an interesting take on the historically famous George Washington and “Founding Fathers” with their involvement in spy warfare against the British. Allen proves and supports the claim he makes stating that the Culper Ring helps impact in some way every conflict during the Revolutionary War. The primary documents such as Letters, maps, etc. help visually displays the research and talk about who the spies were and what they did in secret. This book was very enjoyable and I feel the “invisible war” was a very interesting thing to read about and I recommend this book to anyone who has any interest in the American Revolution, because these unknown heroes truly are the major reason America is what it is today.
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George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Out spied the British and Won the Revolutionary War
Allen, Thomas B. George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2004. 184.
