Traditionally the military community held the intelligence profession in low esteem, spying was seen as dirty work and information was all to often ignored if it conflicted with a commander's own view. Handel examines the ways in which this situation has improved and argues that co-operation between the intelligence adviser and the military decision maker is vital.
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xvi, 464 pages. Paperback: H 22.75cm x L 15cm. Paper covers lightly rubbed; slight scuffing at spine heel; bookstore ISBN sticker still affixed to rear cover. Interior pages are bright and clean, Binding remains crisp. A near fine copy. With Acknowledgements, Notes on Contributors, and introductory essay "Intelligence and Military Operations" by editor Michael I. Handel. Primary text compiled being from papers presented at four international conferences held at the U.S. Army War College from 1985 to 1988 and summarized on rear cover as a "collection of essays [that] explores and examines the role of the intelligence in three major wars, and the often uneasy relationship between the military and intelligence communities." Features eleven essays divided into three parts = PART ONE-THE US CIVIL WAR: "The Role of Intelligence in the Chancellorsville Campaign, 1863" by Jay Luvaas; "Lee at Gettysburg: A General Without Intelligence" by Jay Luvaas; PART TWO-THE FIRST WORLD WAR: "British Intelligence in Mesopotamia, 1914-16" by Richard Popplewell; "Institutionalized Deception and Perception Reinforcement: Allenby's Campaigns in Palestine, 1917-18" by Yigal Sheffy; PART THREE-THE SECOND WORLD WAR: "Flawed Perception and its Effect upon Operational Thinking: The Case of the Japanese Army, 1937-41" by Alvin D. Coox; "The British Army, Signals and Security in the Desert Campaign, 1940-42" by John Ferris; "Convoy PQ17: A Study of Intelligence and Decision-making" by Patrick Beesly; "Ultra Intelligence and General Macarthur's Leap to Hollandia, January-April 1944" by Edward J. Drea; "German Air Intelligence in the Second World War" by Horst Boog; "A Comparative Analysis of RAF and Luftwaffe Intelligence in the Battle of Britain, 1940" by Sebastian Cox; and "Intelligence and Strategy: Some Observations on the War in the Mediterranean, 1941-45" by Ralph Bennett. ISBN 0714640603. Seller Inventory # Z626X-6538
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Traditionally the military community held the intelligence profession in low esteem, spying was seen as dirty work and information was all to often ignored if it conflicted with a commander's own view. Handel examines the ways in which this situation has improved and argues that co-operation between the intelligence adviser and the military decision maker is vital. 484 pp. Englisch. Seller Inventory # 9780714640600