George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary WarA biography of Revolutionary War general and first President of the United States, George Washington, focusing on his use of spies to gather intelligence that helped the colonies win the war. |
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Spy Against Spy | 15 |
A Spy Must Die | 31 |
George Washington Agent 711 | 45 |
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