Washington’s Spies don’t play nice as Turn’s latest has some double-dealing.
Here’s our review…
Under eighteenth-century international law, a warship had to display its nations flag while it attacked another ship.
Otherwise, the captain and crew were liable to be hanged as pirates.
However, a ship could displayanyflag right up until the moment it started to attack.
It was a giant game of rock-paper-scissors on the high seas, with cannon.
The tactic of flying another nations colors to get close to an enemy ship was called a false flag.
One welcome deviation from recorded history is how much respectTurngrants to its characters of African ancestry.
The British-American caste system of the 1700s did not condone such treatment.
Macfadyen is once again sporting a Scottish bonnet and scruff of beard.
Hes also once again acting like a badass, slugging his way through the troops of his own army.
Rating:
4 out of 5
