Military Intelligence History: Revolutionary War

2005 Scholar's Bookshelf Reprint Edition of one of the very few works on Washington's secret service, this book remains the central study of espionage activities centering around New York during the American Revolution, identifying some twenty prominent families and family members under the leadership of Robert Townsend of Oyster Bay and Abraham Woodhull of Setauket, and including Anna Strong, William Floyd, Caleb Brewster, and others. The book includes the first major studies of Nathan Hale and the Benedict Arnold treason. Reprint of the original 1939 publication of the Long Island Historical Society. 2005: 302 pages, illustrated. Softcover. (Scholar's Bookshelf)

This is an examination of codes and ciphers as they figured in American History prior to the twentieth century, prior to the era of wireless or radio communication and the advent of the electronic age. It forms a backdrop for understanding modern cryptology and the role of cryptology in the growth of this nation. Cryptology, the art and science of code-making and code breaking, depends on the prevailing state of technology and the perception of threat.