Secret War for the Union The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War

"In a field as intensely studied as the Civil War, the relative absence of sound scholarship on intelligence constitutes a glaring deficiency. Edwin C. Fishel's detailed examination of Union intelligence in the Virginia theater during 1861-1863 marks a significant step toward remedying this deficiency....Mr. Fishel's meticulous research in published and manuscript materials produced some unexpected conclusions. Perhaps most surprising, he argues that Federal armies were better served by intelligence than their Confederate counterparts....His book breaks much new ground, revises orthodox interpretations of famous commanders and campaigns and deserves to reach a wide audience."Fishel, Edwin C. is the author of 'Secret War for the Union The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War' with ISBN 9780395901366 and ISBN 0395901367.