Decision advantage : intelligence in international politics from the Spanish Armada to cyberwar / Jennifer E. Sims

Author:: Sims, Jennifer E.
Published:: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Copyright Date:: ©2022
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (xiii, 603 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).

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According to conventional wisdom, strategic surprise and other intelligence failures are both inevitable and ultimately irrelevant because, at least in international politics and war, military muscle matters more than brains. In this book, Jennifer E. Sims counters this argument by investigating the history of intelligence through centuries of international conflict, including the 16th Century's Spanish Armada, two US Civil War battles, the hunt for President Lincoln's assassin, and key diplomatic crises before the two World Wars. Sims dives deep into these events to show that the competitive pursuit of intelligence advantage has been a measurable, buildable, and consequential form of power that can help competitors win against otherwise stronger opponents.

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9780197508077 ebook

Audience Notes:

Specialized.

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Also issued in print: 2022.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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