Senseless secrets : the failures of U.S. military intelligence from George Washington to the present /
In war, the difference between life and death often hinges on the accuracy of gathered information. Pearl Harbor and Vietnam are notorious examples of what has been the rule rather than the exception: from Bunker Hill to Mogadishu, U.S. military intelligence has placed troops in peril with faulty pr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Barnes & Noble Books,
1998.
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| Summary: | In war, the difference between life and death often hinges on the accuracy of gathered information. Pearl Harbor and Vietnam are notorious examples of what has been the rule rather than the exception: from Bunker Hill to Mogadishu, U.S. military intelligence has placed troops in peril with faulty prognoses and erroneous data. In Senseless Secrets, Michael Lee Lanning, a decorated U.S. Army veteran, holds military intelligence accountable for errors in every major conflict from the Revolutnioary War to Operation Desert Storm. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 324 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-316) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0760708681 9780760708682 |