Intelligence In War
Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda
$44.36
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2004
Summary
A fascinating and highly readable study of this most topical of subjects by the most distinguished contemporary writer of military history.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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780712666503 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0712666508 |
| Author: | John Keegan |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Imprint: | Pimlico |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2004 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 31mm |
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Authoritative and stimulating
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 – Alistair Horne * Literary Review *A fascinating book on a fascinating subject, written by a master of the craft – Raymond Carr * Spectator *
About The Author
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 World War, and most recently, Intelligence in War. For many years John Keegan was the Senior Lecturer in Military History at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and he has been a Fellow of Princeton University and Delmas Distinguished Professor of History at Vassar. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He received the OBE in the Gulf War honours list, and was knighted in the Millennium honours list in 1999. John Keegan died in August 2012.
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