1959 1st year edition; Secret Missions of the Civil War; Philip Van Doren Stern; hardback book very good condition; dust jacket good condition with minor edge wear; Bonanza Books publishers.
 
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"First-hand accounts by men and women who risked their lives in underground activities for the North and the South".
 
Every major conflict is fought on two fronts:  the open hostilities of opposing armed forces, and the undercover activities of spies and counerspies, espionage agents, and others whose deeds are often daring and usually unsung.
 
The Civil War was no exception.  It had its full share of these cloak-and-dager escapades...