Paradoxes of Strategic Intelligence
Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel
Published on 1. August 2003
Book
Hardback
210 pages
978-0-7146-5471-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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'Admirers of the late Michael Handel will welcome this short volume of essays' - Foreign AffairsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Weight
592 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7146-5471-3 (9780714654713)
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Richard K. Betts | Thomas Mahnken
Paradoxes of Strategic Intelligence
Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel
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Richard K. Betts | Thomas Mahnken
Paradoxes of Strategic Intelligence
Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel
E-Book
08/2004
Routledge
€86.99
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Richard K. Betts | Thomas Mahnken
Paradoxes of Strategic Intelligence
Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel
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08/2003
Routledge
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Content
Intelligence and the problem of strategic surprise, Michael I. Handel; politicization of intelligence - costs and benefits, Richard K. Betts; intelligence failures - forecasting and the lessons of epistemology, Woodrow J. Kuhns; theory of surprise, James J. Wirtz; "FORTITUDE" in context - the evolution of British military deception in two world wars, 1914-1945, John Ferris; intelligence failure and the need for cognitive closure - the case of Yom Kippur, Uri Bar-Joseph; Grant vs. Sherman - paradoxes of intelligence and combat leadership, Mark M. Lowenthal.