George Washington's Spies

About this episode

The episode discusses the intelligence network established by George Washington during the Revolutionary War.

During the Revolutionary War a vital web of intelligence was established, with General Washington at its head. Operating through coded letters, hidden signals, and a chain of ordinary civilians turned spies, their secrecy and precision proved that even the quietest network could alter the course of a revolution. Our guest today is Dr. Alexander Rose, historian and author of Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring, was adapted into the AMC period drama series, Turn: Washington’s Spies . Don's new documentary on Fort Laramie is available to watch now for all History Hit subscribers. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe . Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Produced by Tomos Delargy. Senior Producer was Freddy Chick. All music from Epidemic Sounds. American History Hit is a History Hit podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: unknown

Guest: Dr. Alexander Rose

Topics covered

• Revolutionary War
• intelligence
• spying
• George Washington
• American history
• civilian spies

Keywords

• George Washington
• spies
• Revolutionary War
• intelligence network
• Dr. Alexander Rose
• Washington's Spies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: History Hit, AMC, Epidemic Sounds

Books & works: Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring, Turn: Washington’s Spies

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