Author: Markle, Donald E.,
Title: Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War.
Description: NY, Barnes & Noble, (1994). 2nd ptg. VG in VG DJ. Although the Civil War was conducted in large part by amateurs, the activities of spies gained unprecedented sophistication. due to new technology: photography, telegraphs, and even hot-air balloons. Markle details the rapid advances in methods of covert communication via newspaper and telegraph and their effects on the war front.

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