History's Ultimate Spies — Season 1, Episode 6: Elizabeth Van Leew
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
The early innovators of intelligence. The American Civil War was notable for its female spymasters. Elizabeth van Lew's effective network even smuggled out messages in hollow eggs.
About History's Ultimate Spies
The stories of History's Ultimate Spies are woven around many notorious plots and infamous characters, and they'll feature in a series that delves into the psyche of the men and women who set up the networks - or destroyed them.