ABSTRACT

Traditionally the military community held the intelligence profession in low esteem, spying was seen as dirty work and information was all to often ignored if it conflicted with a commander's own view. Handel examines the ways in which this situation has improved and argues that co-operation between the intelligence adviser and the military decision maker is vital.

part 1|39 pages

The US Civil War

chapter 3|20 pages

Lee at Gettysburg

A General Without Intelligence

part 2|100 pages

The First World War

chapter 5|64 pages

Institutionalized Deception and Perception Reinforcment

Allenby's Campaigns in Palestine

part 3|228 pages

The Second World War

chapter 6|16 pages

Flawed Perception And Its Effect Upon Operational Thinking

The Case of the Japanese Army, 1937–41

chapter 8|31 pages

Convoy PQ 17

A Study of Intelligence and Decision-Making

chapter 12|21 pages

Intelligence and Strategy

Some Observations on the War in the Mediterranean 1941–45