William W. Reynolds

Espionage and Cryptography, Features, Interviews, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) February 20, 2021 February 20, 2021

This Week on Dispatches: William W. Reynolds on the British Naval Signals Missions of 1781

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On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews retired engineer and JAR contributor William W. Reynolds on how the Americans were able to obtain…

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