Frequently surprising, sometimes bloody, and always absorbing,
Behind Enemy Lines offers up tales of espionage, hit-and-run raids,
and guerrilla warfare. The book provides a new perspective on
familiar aspects of Civil War history, including shadowy agents,
women using their feminine wiles, unashamed looting, and vengeful
crusades. Popular historian Wilmer L. Jones reveals that, by
subverting the methods of traditional warfare, small and sometimes
unorganized groups as well as intrepid spies, daring raiders, and
mutinous guerrillas turned the tide of the Civil War far from the
fronts of the now-legendary battlefields. Each of the three
sections-spies, raiders, and Guerrillas-introduces riveting
accounts of the often-overlooked heroes and heroines of
unconventional warfare. Behind Enemy Lines spotlights such fabled
infiltrators as Belle Boyd, Allen Pinkerton, and Timothy Webster.
It also examines how the South, with its daring cavalry and
constant struggle for supplies, resorted to sometimes brutal
offensives led by men like Turner Ashby, John Mosby, and John Hunt
Morgan. Finally, the gripping and detailed narrative peers into the
bloody guerrilla warfare, spotlighting John Brown, William Clark
Quantrill, and Bloody Bill Anderson, as well as the genesis of the
James-Younger Gang. Civil war buffs, history lovers, and espionage
enthusiasts will find this fascinating volume a welcome addition to
their libraries.
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