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The Secret War for the Union: The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War
Fishel, Edwin C.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1996
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Synopsis: A former journalist and intelligence officer at the National Security Agency provides a definitive study of military intelligence during the Civil War, drawing on original, previously unknown sources to describe the various intelligence campaigns and their short- and long-term impact.
Review: It's rare for a modern writer to make a genuinely new discovery about the Civil War, but former intelligence officer Edwin C. Fishel pulls it off in The Secret War for the Union. Having stumbled upon a large collection of previously unknown documents at the National Archives, he describes in this book the undercover operations of the Army of the Potomac. Federal intelligence, by Fishel's account, was crucially important to winning the war, and was of much higher quality than previously assumed. Among other accomplishments, it appears to have played a vital role in the Union victory at Gettysburg. This surprise--and a few others--await serious readers.
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Title: The Secret War for the Union: The Untold ...
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good