Intelligence in War

Name: Intelligence in War
Author: John Keegan
ISBN: 9781400041930

by John Keegan

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A masterly look at the value and limitations of intelligence in the conduct of war from the premier military historian of our time, John Keegan. Intelligence gathering is an immensely complicated and vulnerable endeavor. And it often fails. Until the invention of the telegraph and radio, information often traveled no faster than a horse could ride, yet intelligence helped defeat Napoleon. In the twentieth century, photo analysts didn’t recognize Germany’s V-2 rockets for what they were; on the o...

First published 2003 376 pages

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DDC 355.3432 LCC UB-0250.00000000.K44 2003c HistoireHistoryMilitaryMilitary biographyMilitary historyMilitary intelligenceModern Military historyNew York Times reviewed

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