World War I and the foundations of American intelligence World War One and the foundations of American intelligence Stout, Mark creator author. text bibliography History ksu 2023 monographic eng print viii, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm "Ask an American intelligence officer to tell you when the country started doing modern intelligence and you will probably hear something about the Office of Strategic Services in World War II or the National Security Act of 1947 and the formation of the Central Intelligence Agency. What you almost certainly will not hear is anything about World War I. In his new book, Mark Stout establishes that, in fact, World War I led to the realization that intelligence was indispensable in both wartime and peacetime. After a lengthy gestation that started in the late nineteenth century, World War I gave birth to modern American intelligence. Virtually everything that followed was maturation, reorganization, reinvigoration, or reinvention. World War I ushered in a period of rapid changes. Never again would the War Department be without an intelligence component. Never again would a senior American commander lead a force to war without intelligence personnel on his staff. Never again would the United States government be without a signals intelligence agency or an aerial reconnaissance capability. Never again would espionage against the United States be legal. Finally, World War I laid the foundations for the establishment of a self-conscious profession of intelligence. For the first time, there came to be a group of intelligence practitioners who viewed themselves as different from other soldiers, sailors, and diplomats. When World War II arrived, the United States had a solid foundation from which to expand to meet the needs of another global hot war and the Cold War that followed"-- Mark Stout. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- World War, 1914-1918 Secret service United States World War, 1914-1918 Military intelligence United States Military intelligence United States History 20th century Intelligence service United States History 20th century Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 Service secret États-Unis Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 Service des renseignements militaires États-Unis Service des renseignements militaires États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle Intelligence service Military intelligence Secret service United States World War (1914-1918) fast 1900-1999 fast D639.S7 S76 2023 940.4/8673 World War I and the foundations of American intelligence Stout, Mark. Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2023] (DLC) 2023008275 9780700635856 0700635858 9780700635863 2023008274 pda,print DLC 230222 20250318212325.8 in00004771185 eng