Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda

John Keegan

ISBN 10: 0712666508 / ISBN 13: 9780712666503

Published by Pimlico (edition Re-issue), 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda
• Publisher: Pimlico (edition Re-issue)
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712666508
• ISBN 13: 9780712666503
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Re-issue.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

From the earliest times, commanders have sought knowledge of the enemy, his strengths and weaknesses, his dispositions and intentions. But how much effect, in the 'real time' of a battle or a campaign, can this knowledge have?

In this magisterial new study, the author of A History of Warfare goes to the heart of a series of important conflicts to develop a powerful argument about intelligence in war. Keegan's narrative sweep is enthralling, whether portraying the dilemmas of Nelson seeking Napoleon's fleet, Stonewall Jackson in the American Civil War, Bletchley as it seeks to crack Ultra during the Battle of the Atlantic, the realities of the secret war in the Falklands or the numerous intelligence issues in the contemporary fight against terrorism.

About the Author

John Keegan is the Defence Editor of the Daily Telegraph and Britain's foremost military historian. The Reith Lecturer in 1998, he is the author of many bestselling books including The Face of Battle, Six Armies in Normandy, Battle at Sea, The Second World War, A History of Warfare (awarded the Duff Cooper Prize), Warpaths, The Battle for History, The First World War, and most recently, Intelligence in War. For many years John Keegan was the Senior Lecturer in Military History at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and he has been a Fellow of Princeton University and Delmas Distinguished Professor of History at Vassar. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He received the OBE in the Gulf War honours list, and was knighted in the Millennium honours list in 1999. John Keegan died in August 2012.