The Intelligence Intellectuals
Social Scientists and the Making of the CIA
$297.18
- Hardcover
306 pages
- Release Date
4 January 2026
Summary
The untold story of how America’s brightest academic minds revolutionized intelligence analysis at the CIA
In the early days of the Cold War, the United States faced a crisis in intelligence analysis. A series of intelligence failures in 1949 and 1950, including the failure to warn about the North Korean invasion of South Korea, made it clear that gut instinct and traditional practices were no longer sufficient for intelligence analysis in the nuclear age. The new director of the Cent…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781647126438 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1647126436 |
| Author: | Peter C. Grace |
| Publisher: | Georgetown University Press |
| Imprint: | Georgetown University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 306 |
| Release Date: | 4 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 27mm |
| Series: | Georgetown Studies in Intelligence History |
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[C]ompelling reading for anyone who has thought about how to analyze information.
* Wall Street Journal *[The Intelligence Intellectuals] fills a useful gap for readers and historians because it creates a comprehensive, yet objective, accounting of intelligence reforms during a critical time.
* Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism *About The Author
Peter C. Grace
Peter C. Grace is a lecturer on politics and international relations at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He is one of the volume editors of New Zealand’s Foreign Policy under the Jacinda Ardern Government.
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