172 Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War

172 Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War

Intelligence gathering plays an important role in the foreign policies of many modern-day nation states, including the United States. Which raises the questions: How and when did the United States establish its foreign intelligence service?
 To answer those questions we’ll need to journey back to the American Revolution. Our guide is Kenneth Daigler, an intelligence professional with 33 years experience managing human sources and collection and the author of Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War, will facilitate our mental time travel and exploration of this topic. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/172 Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Georgian Papers Programme Georgian Papers Transcriber Sign-up Complementary Episodes Episode 065: Alexander Rose, Washington’s Spies Episode 129: J.L. Bell, The Road to Concord Episode 130: Paul Revere’s Ride Through History Episode 144: Robert Parkinson, The Common Cause of the Revolution Episode 155: Pauline Maier’s American Revolution Episode 158: The Revolutionaries’ Army Helpful Show Links Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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158 The Revolutionaries' Army

158 The Revolutionaries' Army

Between 1775 and 1783, an estimated 230,000 men served in the Continental Army with another approximately 145,000 men serving in state militia units. Who were the men who served in these military ran...

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157 The Revolution's African American Soldiers (Doing History Rev)

157 The Revolution's African American Soldiers (Doing History Rev)

Between 1775 and 1783, an estimated 230,000 men served in the Continental Army with another approximately 145,000 men serving in state militia units. But who were the men who served in these military...

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156 Power of the Press in the American Revolution (Doing History Rev)

156 Power of the Press in the American Revolution (Doing History Rev)

How did Americans find out about the Revolution? What effect did printed materials like newspapers, pamphlets, and books have on shaping the debate about independence? And just how big of a role did ...

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155 Pauline Maier's American Revolution (Doing History Rev)

155 Pauline Maier's American Revolution (Doing History Rev)

How much can the work of one historian impact how we view and study the American Revolution? We investigate the answer to this question by exploring the life and work of Pauline Maier, a historian wh...

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154 The Freedoms We Lost (Doing History Rev)

154 The Freedoms We Lost (Doing History Rev)

Declaring independence from Great Britain required the formation of new governments. But why did Americans want and need new governments? And how did their interactions and experiences with their old...

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153 Committees and Congress: Governments of the American Revolution (Doing History Rev)

153 Committees and Congress: Governments of the American Revolution (Doing History Rev)

How did the American revolutionaries organize and coordinate local, provincial, and intercolonial action? How did the revolutionaries form governments? In this episode of the Doing History: To the R...

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152 Origins of the American Revolution (Doing History Rev)

152 Origins of the American Revolution (Doing History Rev)

What caused the American Revolution? Was it the issue of ‘No Taxation without Representation?’ Was it conflict and change in the social order of colonial and British society? Or, was the Revolution a...

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151 Defining the American Revolution (Doing History Rev)

151 Defining the American Revolution (Doing History Rev)

What do we mean by the American Revolution? How do we define it? Was it a war? Was it a movement? Was it a series of movements? The Doing History: To the Revolution! Series seeks to explore not just...

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