Captains Without Eyes: Intelligence Failures In World War Ii

by Lyman B Kirkpatrick Jr

Overview

Written by a former Inspector General and Executive Director of the CIA. It describes the role of the failure in gathering and analyzing intelligence behind Barbarossa (German attack on Russia), Pearl Harbor, the 1942 Allied landing at Dieppe, France, the "Market Garden" assault on Arnhem ("A Bridge Too Far"), and the Battle of the Bulge.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367014292
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/18/2019
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface — The Problems of Foresight — Case Barbarossa: The German Attack on Russia — Pearl Harbor: A Lost Battle v. A National Disaster — Dieppe: Prelude to D-Day — Arnhem: A Viper in the Market — The Bulge in the Ardennes: Hitler’s Last Threat — The Brilliance of Hindsight