6. The Franco-American Alliance

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction xiii
5. 1. Early Life 1
6. 2. On the Rise in London 13
7. 3. Initiation in Covert Activity 45
8. 4. First Steps 65
9. 5. Our Man in Paris 83
10. 6. The Franco-American Alliance 107
11. 7. Gauging Bancroft’s Role 134
12. 8. In for the Long Haul, 1778– 1783 159
13. 9. Arthur Lee: Spy Catcher? Benjamin Franklin: Traitor? Edward Bancroft: Murderer? 195
14. 10. In America, 1783– 1784 228
15. 11. Return to Normalcy 241
16. Epilogue 263
17. Abbreviations 273
18. Notes 275
19. Bibliography 303
20. Index 323