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Archival Data Profile
- Page Count 345
- Publication Year 2015
- Publisher Taylor Trade Publishing
- ISBN-13 9781630760878
Behind Enemy Lines
Archival Summary & Scope
*Behind Enemy Lines* offers a surprising, often bloody, and always absorbing exploration of Civil War espionage, raids, and guerrilla warfare. Popular historian Wilmer L. Jones reveals a new perspective: how intrepid spies, daring raiders, and mutinous guerrillas—employing shadowy tactics, women's wiles, unashamed looting, and vengeful crusades—subverted traditional warfare and profoundly impacted the conflict far from legendary battlefields.The book’s three sections—Spies, Raiders, and Guerrillas—introduce overlooked figures such as Belle Boyd, Allen Pinkerton, and Timothy Webster; Turner Ashby, John Mosby, and John Hunt Morgan; and John Brown, William Clark Quantrill, and Bloody Bill Anderson, also tracing the genesis of the James-Younger Gang. This fascinating volume is a welcome addition for Civil War buffs, history lovers, and espionage enthusiasts.
Archival Categorization Notes
This literature has been indexed under the primary pillar of American Civil War. It was manually vetted for the Read For Truth database because it provides educational insights into Beyond the Combat, assisting researchers in locating established secondary research within this specific taxonomy.
