H ost this is a terrific kid and engrossing book. Begin by telling me why did George Washington need conspiring . Guest thank you. He needed inspiring because he has the numbers problem and experience problem. At autopsy had 9,000 people the british had 40,000 troops. Host over the whole course of the war in get as much as 80,000. Washington sees what happens they see the revolution right before his eyes after the success of massachusetts. Host what your . 1776 when he really comes over. I consider success at bunker hill. They look to canada to regroup in washington knows when they come back to new york. They come back to new york city and he knows he cannot be to them so he has to use espionage a and a guerrilla warfare agent be smarter than that and to anticipate them so it is the logic that he needs a spy for sale of his own cia. Then you find out he has the huge the espionage background. From the event dash french and indian war so he tells others that this is where we meet we have
Changing your mind and revisiting some of the points of view that you had earlier and being able to see that perhaps they were time around about where you were that you were willing to say no i think i will move in a different direction, and i think that is what we need always. That ends our time with nathaniel philbrick. [applause] thank you very much and best wishes to all of you. Up next on book tv, after words with guest host historian Richard Brookheiser repeated this week fox and friends cohost Brian Kilmeade and his latest book George Washingtons secret six. And at the syndicated tv radio host tells the story of us by range of six previously unknown revolutionary war spy is that infiltrated the british ranks of new york credited with turning the tide of the war. This program is about an hour. This is a terrific and an engrossing book. Begin by telling me why did George Washington need a spy ring and where did he need it . Guest thank you first off. He needed a spy ring because h