Leaders and Intelligence (Studies in Intelligence)

From a systematic point of view, all intelligence work can be studied on three levels: Acquisition, analysis, and acceptance. The author focuses on the third of these levels, studying the attitudes and behavioural patterns developed by leaders during their political careers, their willingness to consider information and ideas contrary to their own, their ability to admit mistakes and change course in the implementation of a failing policy and their capacity to cooperate.

History

Michael I. Handel

Military

Routledge

Hardcover edition, 1981. Note: This is book number 44 in a series of Harvard Studies in International Affairs. 369 pages, very technical. Detailed notes, references at the end of each chapter. b&w photos. "This pioneering work explores the differences between diplomatic and military surprise ... and studies the diplomatic methods used by Hitler, Nixon and Sadat."

The diplomacy of surprise, Hitler, Nixon, Sadat (Harvard studies in international affairs)

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Harvard University Press

The Diplomacy of Surprise: Hitler, Nixon, Sadat

Center for International Affairs Harvard Univ

Clausewitz and Modern Strategy

Taylor&Francis

War, Strategy and Intelligence

<p>From Napoleon's revolutionary campaigns to the way insurgency, terrorism, and nuclear weaponry have defined the nature of warfare in the 21st century, the results of military strategy have changed the course of history. These 24 thought-provoking lectures give you an inside look at both the content and historical context of the world's greatest war strategists.  From the  triremes and  hoplites of ancient Greece to the Special Forces in 21st-century Afghanistan, strategy is the process by which political objectives are translated into military action - using the means at a nation's disposal to compel an enemy to bend to its political will.  In this concise and rigorous survey, Professor Wilson introduces: Thucydides'  History of the Peloponnesian War ; Sun Tzu's famous  The Art of War ; Machiavelli's strategy for a republic with a citizen-army; Jomini, Clausewitz, and the Napoleonic revolution in warfare; the development of naval strategy and the rise of airpower; Mao Tse-tung, David Galula, and Roger Trinquier's reflections on insurgency and counterinsurgency and their influence on the U.S. Army's Field Manual 3-24; Just-war theory, from Thucydides' Melian Dialogue to Operation Iraqi Freedom; nuclear war, terrorism, and other strategic challenges for the 21st century.  You'll come away from this course with new insight that will allow you to take an informed, active interest in political and military debates - which ultimately will determine the course of our nation.  Disclaimer: The views expressed in this course are those of the professor and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.</p>

Masters of War: History’s Greatest Strategic Thinkers

Andrew R. Wilson

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