Paradoxes of Strategic Intelligence: Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel

by Richard K. Betts (Editor), Thomas Mahnken (Editor)

Overview

Part of a three part collection in honour of the teachings of Michael I. Handel, one of the foremost strategists of the late 20th century, this collection explores the paradoxes of intelligence analysis, surprise and deception from both historical and theoretical perspectives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714683768
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/01/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	1 - 17 Years

About the Author

Betts, Richard K.; Mahnken, Thomas

Table of Contents

Preface, Acknowledgements, Notes on Contributors, 1 Intelligence and the Problem of Strategic Surprise, 2 Politicization of Intelligence: Costs and Benefits, 3 Intelligence Failures: Forecasting and the Lessons of Epistemology, 4 Theory of Surprise, 5 ‘FORTITUDE’ in Context: The Evolution of British Military Deception in Two World Wars, 1914–1945, 6 Intelligence Failure and the Need for Cognitive Closure: The Case of Yom Kippur, 7 Grant vs. Sherman: Paradoxes of Intelligence and Combat Leadership, Index

Editorial Reviews

'Admirers of the late Michael Handel will welcome this short volume of essays' - Foreign Affairs

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