The Puppet Masters - Spies, traitors and the real forces behind world events

Informationen zum Autor John Hughes-Wilson (author of Military Intelligence Blunders) and Cathryn Corns lead 'Shot at Dawn' battlefield tours through France and Flanders. Klappentext The secret world of military intelligence - written by a senior intelligence officerThe secret world of military intelligence - written by a senior intelligence officer Zusammenfassung The secret world of military intelligence - written by a senior intelligence officer John Hughes-Wilson is a former intelligence officer and is ideally placed to reveal the secret history of military intelligence. He takes us 'behind the scenes' of military and political events from Elizabeth I to Osama bin Laden and the crisis in the Middle East. The book is divided into three parts. The first investigates some famous disasters when lack of intelligence was the decisive factor, e.g. Gallipoli and Dieppe. The second examines some equally famous examples of good intelligence being overlooked or ignored, e.g. the 'bridge too far' battle of Arnhem. The last part goes behind the scenes of some famous successes, from the capture of Slobodan Milosevic to the defeat of IRA bombing campaigns and the arrest of a spy ring at the heart of NATO.

Product details

• Authors: John Hughes-Wilson, Hughes-Wilson John
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 10.11.2005
• EAN: 9780304367108
• ISBN: 978-0-304-36710-8
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 34 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / Intelligence & Espionage