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Intelligence in War The value--and limitations--of what the military can learn about the enemy

Paperback • 2004 • English • 9. edition

Intelligence in War The value--and limitations--of what the military can learn about the enemy

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...Show more

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ISBN

9780375700460

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published year

2004

Language

English

Edition

9

Original title

Intelligence in War The value--and limitations--of what the military can learn about the enemy

Format

Paperback

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