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Espionage and Cryptography, Features, Memorials, People August 14, 2018 August 16, 2018

The Death and Resurrection of Major John Andre

by John Knight

John Andre’s body hung in silence for thirty minutes before being taken down. It was placed carefully in a simple open coffin crudely painted…

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