Traitors: The Worst Acts of Treason in American History from Benedict Arnold to Robert Hans

by Richard T. Sale

An award-winning journalist provides a close-up look at treason in America, profiling the spies, saboteurs, and others who betrayed the United States and placed its citizens at risk, from Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold to Robert Hanssen, the FBI agent who sold information to the KGB for more than twenty years. Original.

Genres: History

304 pages, Paperback

Published November 4, 2003

About the author

Richard T. Sale (1939-) American Investigative Intelligence Correspondent located in
Hillsborough, North Carolina.

Reviews

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are so many blatant typos in this book, but the worst part is when the author refers to a visit President George H. Bush made to Vienna in 1983. Excuse me, but he was not President in 1983. It should have at least stated that when President Bush was still the VP in 1983 - this critical error makes me doubt the information in the rest of the book, especially in combination with the poor proofreading/editing job. If it weren’t for that troubling doubt, I likely would have given the book a higher rating.

[Emily Sorg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a great read. A common thread tied the whole book together and once I started a person’s story I didn’t want to put the book down. At times the author can go on tangents that are only loosely connected to the main idea, but always has a way to pull the reader back in. I especially enjoyed the sections about John Walker and Robert Hanssen because I had never heard of them before.

[Tomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book; I learned a lot. The most dangerous spy in US history was someone I never heard of! All those discussed in this book came from homes with abusive, alcoholic fathers.

[Florence Buchholz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Abbreviated biographis of Benedict Arnold, John Wilkes Booth, John Walker, and Robert Hanssen, all notorious spies. The subject seems more interesting when covered in depth. Was Roosevelt really viewed as being soft on Communism? At times this author seems to go over the top in assessing the damage done by ideologically motivated spies.

[Tony · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty solid review of the worst traitors in American history.

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting character assessments of cretonne in US history. Worth a read.