Hippocrene Books
Stay Connected
  • Home
  • About
    • Contact Us >
      • Shop
  • Beginner's with Online Audio
  • LANGUAGE RESOURCES
    • Beginners Series
    • Beginner's Ukrainian Online Workbook
    • Dictionary and Phrasebooks
    • MY FIRST DICTIONARY series
    • Dictionaries
    • Study Guides
    • Instant Vocabulary Series
  • Cookbooks
    • All Cookbooks
    • Asian and Indian Cookbooks
    • European Cookbooks
    • Latin American Cookbooks
  • History & General
    • History
    • Traditions, Religion, Proverbs & More
    • Polish Interest
    • Online Audio >
      • Instant Italian Vocabulary
      • Instant Spanish Vocabulary
      • Inglés Instantáneo
      • Instant French Vocabulary Builder Audio
  • Blog
    • Hippocrene Cooks! Blog
    • Language & Travel Blog
  • Shop
  • >
  • History
  • >
  • Military History
  • >
  • The Fox and the Hound

The Fox and the Hound

SKU: 9780781813211
$16.95
$16.95
Unavailable
per item
Most books about espionage in the American Revolutionary War tend to focus solely on General George Washington, but as noted historian Donald E. Markle explores in this fascinating account, there was an entire system of intelligence communication autonomous from his direction. General Washington and General Charles Cornwallis were engaged in a constant battle to outmaneuver each other, and Cornwallis seemed to always be one step behind Washington and his intelligence departments. As the war progressed, the Americans and British slowly learned one another's tactics, allowing the hunt between the fox (Washington) and the hound (Cornwallis).

THE FOX AND THE HOUND walks readers through the early stages of the war, when gathering and distributing intelligence was a challenge without a centralized government to organize a network. Markle tells us how and why Washington created multiple intelligence-gathering departments within the colonies, which included most of the East Coast from Georgia to New Hampshire and even parts of Canada--all operating under a command structure unique to their surrounding geography. This book explores the many depths of the intelligence networks from civilian men and women who dedicated their lives to the American cause, to the introduction of code ciphers and the first spy equipment such as David Bushnell's turtle submarine and Benjamin Franklin's jet boat.

Without the dedication of Washington and his innovative loyal supporters, it's quite possible that the outcome of the war may have been different. Military and American history enthusiasts will find this a valuable resource for their collections.
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Google+
Add to Cart

Our Books

Dictionaries & Phrasebooks
Beginners Series
Cookbooks
History & General

Company

Contact Us
Sales
Editorial
Book Trade

Support

Desk Copies
Submissions
Ingram Academic

Picture
Copyright © 2025 Hippocrene Books, Inc.