Reviews for Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War

The average rating for Spies and Spymasters of the Civil War based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-08-20 00:00:00 Alain Brault This was very informative especially if you did not know how much spying went on.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-07-10 00:00:00 Danny Sittler There was some irony in the fact that I moved to Gettysburg given that a) I am not a history buff by any means, b) to the extent that I do enjoy history it is definitely not military history and c) even if I am going to learn military history, I had especially little interest in the Civil War. So for seven years I have lived here and at times actively avoided the exciting (and to some people fascinating) history of the battle of Gettysburg. I havent even read Killer Angels, despite the fact that I know I should. But I have been teaching a course on cryptography for a few years now, and I figured that I owed it to my students, some number of whom are very interested in the civil war, to learn some more about cryptographic methods used at the time. And this book certainly served that purpose, giving me some good information to pass along to students and at least one idea for a class activity to do. Markle is a solid writer, and this book is well researched with interesting information. If you are interested in the topic, then I certainly recommend the book. But I still am not a civil war fan, and I don't plan to read much more in the area. Sorry.