ABSTRACT

Written by a former Inspector General and Executive Director of the CIA. It describes the role of the failure in gathering and analyzing intelligence behind Barbarossa (German attack on Russia), Pearl Harbor, the 1942 Allied landing at Dieppe, France, the "Market Garden" assault on Arnhem ("A Bridge Too Far"), and the Battle of the Bulge.

chapter 1|16 pages

The Problems of Foresight

chapter 2|58 pages

Case Barbarossa: The German Attack on Russia

June 22, 1941

chapter 3|83 pages

Pearl Harbor: A Lost Battle v. A National Disaster

December 7, 1941

chapter 4|39 pages

Dieppe: Prelude to D-Day

August 19, 1942

chapter 5|29 pages

Arnhem: A Viper in the Market

September 17, 1944

chapter 6|37 pages

The Bulge in the Ardennes: Hitler’s Last Threat

December 16, 1944

chapter 7|15 pages

The Brilliance of Hindsight