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A little about myself. I was born in the United States, grew up in Australia, educated (to the best of my modest abilities) in Britain, and have now circumnavigated back to the U.S. I served as a writer and producer on the AMC show, "Turn: Washington's Spies," which was adapted from my book, "Washington's Spies."

You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, or BlueSky (or just go to my website). If you're interested in historical espionage, please do subscribe (free) to my Substack newsletter, "Spionage," at https://alexanderrose.substack.com/
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	Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring 3.82 avg rating — 6,045 ratings — published 2006 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Empires of the Sky: Zeppelins, Airplanes, and Two Men's Epic Duel to Rule the World 4.33 avg rating — 590 ratings — published 2020 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy 3.89 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American Rifle: A Biography 3.98 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Men of War: The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima 4.08 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kings In The North: The House of Percy in British History 3.95 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strange Case of John Honeyman and Revolutionary War Espionage 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Phantom Fleet: The Hunt for Nazi Submarine U-505 and World War II's Most Daring Heist it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Winter was traditionally a quiet time for armies, summer being the accepted and most civilized season to recommence killing the enemy.”
― Alexander Rose, Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring

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“His anguished mind writhed with contradictions. He was a man of parts and halfs, in a time of wholes and absolutes.”
― Alexander Rose, Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring

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“And so, Woodhull single-mindedly devoted himself to destroying the British, their allies, and all that they stood for by spying the daylights out of them.”
― Alexander Rose, Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring

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