British naval intelligence through the twentieth century /
This is the first comprehensive account of how intelligence influenced and sustained British naval power from the mid-nineteenth century, when the Admiralty first created a dedicated intelligence department, through to the end of the Cold War. It brings a critical new dimension to our understanding...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK :
Seaforth Publishing,
[2020]
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| Summary: | This is the first comprehensive account of how intelligence influenced and sustained British naval power from the mid-nineteenth century, when the Admiralty first created a dedicated intelligence department, through to the end of the Cold War. It brings a critical new dimension to our understanding of British naval history in this period while setting naval intelligence in a wider context and emphasising the many parts of the British state that contributed to naval requirements. It is also a fascinating study of how naval needs and personalities shaped the British intelligence community that exists today and the concepts and values that underpin it. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiv, 776 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526736598 1526736594 |