Alexander Rose, famous for his book, Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (the basis for the AMC drama series, Turn: Washington's Spies) comes on the show to discuss his latest work. The Lion and the Fox is the story of the clandestine mission to build a Confederate Navy.

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