Intelligence and Diplomatic Signalling during Crises: The British Experiences of 1877–78, 1922 and 1938

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Intelligence and Diplomatic Signalling during Crises: The British Experiences of 1877–78, 1922 and 1938

ABSTRACT

‘Well, whatever your country is going to do, please tell Jack that if a great power embarks on a course of action, there is only one crime, and that is failure’. ¹