Most Secret and Confidential - Intelligence in the Age of Nelson

MAFFEO Steven E.

ISBN 10: 186176152X / ISBN 13: 9781861761521

Published by Naval Institute Press, 2000

Seller Inventory # U9781861761521

Synopsis:

This text provides a close-up look at the ingenious methods by the British used to obtain and analyse secret information and deliver it to operational forces at sea during the wars with France 1793-1815. Drawing on material from a broad range of sources, the author not only sets out the structure of the British intelligence system in this period, centered as it was on the diplomatic network, but also shows how that information was passed to and exploited by Lord Nelson and his contemporaries in a series of case studies, including the famous attack on the Danish fleet at Copenhagen in 1801.

Review: "The best documented work on British intelligence in the 18th Century, with an emphasis on late 18th century naval intelligence." -- Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies

"A thoughtful, insightful, magnificent history, exquisitely researched and brilliantly written." -- Stephen Coonts, author of Flight of the Intruder

Bibliographic Details

Title: Most Secret and Confidential - Intelligence ...
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: 20844365
Signed: 7/7/2026 1:50:23 PM
Edition: 1783432223.