the life of james wilkinson the aid to benedict arnold who revealed his superior secret allegiance. mr. wilkinson would later assume a similar life and espionage known as agent 13 for the spanish secret service. politics and prose bookstore here in washington is the host of this hour-long event. i fear i should begin with an apology because i spent the best part of three years the last two intensively to reading and researching and writing about a masterpiece of work and there is on the face a very little good to be said in favor of general james wilkinson. on the face of it i emphasize what else can be said you would save for a man who combined a career as commander in chief of the united states army, and that was how congress does it made him commander in chief with his second existence as agent 13 in the spanish secret service. 11 years he commanded the nations forces, he dowson its forces, patrolled its frontiers and for most of that time, he also said america s militar