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Intelligence in Warfare
John Keegan
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Description for Intelligence in Warfare
Paperback. 'No war can be conducted successfully without early and good intelligence,' wrote Marlborough, and from the earliest times commanders have sought knowledge of the enemy, his strengths and weaknesses, his dispositions and intentions. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Random House
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780712666503
SKU
V9780712666503
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99-20
About John Keegan
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Intelligence in Warfare
Authoritative and stimulating
Daily Telegraph
This stimulating and informed book...has no contemporary equal. Keegan has done it again
Daily Telegraph
Intelligence in War combines the lucid prose, perceptive judgements and narrative power that Keegan's readers have come to expect
Christopher Andrew
The Times
This excellent and highly readable book is vintage Keegan
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Daily Telegraph
This stimulating and informed book...has no contemporary equal. Keegan has done it again
Daily Telegraph
Intelligence in War combines the lucid prose, perceptive judgements and narrative power that Keegan's readers have come to expect
Christopher Andrew
The Times
This excellent and highly readable book is vintage Keegan
... Read more