Intelligence in war: knowledge of the enemy from Napoleon to al-Qaeda [1st American ed] 1400041937, 9781299217690, 1299217699, 9781400041930

Knowledge of the enemy -- Chasing Napoleon -- Local knowledge : Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley -- Wireless i

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English Pages (xx, 387 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps Year 2009;2003

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Intelligence in war: knowledge of the enemy from Napoleon to al-Qaeda [1st American ed]
 1400041937, 9781299217690, 1299217699, 9781400041930

Table of contents :
Knowledge of the enemy --
Chasing Napoleon --
Local knowledge : Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley --
Wireless intelligence --
Crete : foreknowledge no help --
Midway : the complete intelligence victory? --
Intelligence, one factor among many : the Battle of the Atlantic --
Human intelligence and secret weapons --
Military intelligence since 1945 --
The value of military intelligence.

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