Lincoln's Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation

Lincoln's Spies: Their Secret War to Save a NationLincoln's Spies is the riveting story of four Union agents and their secret battles. They were the famed detective Allan Pinkerton, who failed as General George McClellan's spymaster; the ruthless Lafayette Baker, who ran counterintelligence operations in Washington; the erudite Colonel George Sharpe, who oversaw groundbreaking espionage for Ulysses S. Grant; and the brave Virginia heiress Elizabeth Van Lew, who operated a successful spy ring in

Lincoln's Spies is the riveting story of four Union agents and their secret battles. They were the famed detective Allan Pinkerton, who failed as General George McClellan's spymaster; the ruthless Lafayette Baker, who ran counterintelligence operations in Washington; the erudite Colonel George Sharpe, who oversaw groundbreaking espionage for Ulysses S. Grant; and the brave Virginia heiress Elizabeth Van Lew, who operated a successful spy ring in Richmond. Behind these operatives was an American president who became an avid student of spycraft and a ruthless aficionado of covert action. The phone tapping, human spying, and aerial snooping today's U.S. intelligence community engages in can be traced back to the Civil War.