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In essays that illuminate not only the recent past but shortcomings in today's intelligence assessments, sixteen experts show how prospective antagonists appraised each other prior to the World Wars. This cautionary tale, warns that intelligence agencies can do certain things very well--but other things poorly, if at all. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Ernest R. May
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2724
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.964kg
ISBN:  

9780691638331

ISBN 10:   0691638330
Pages:   578
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

"*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*LIST OF MAPS AND CHART, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*ABBREVIATIONS USED IN FOOTNOTES, pg. xi*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*1. Cabinet, Tsar, Kaiser: Three Approaches to Assessment, pg. 11*2. Austria-Hungary, pg. 37*3. Imperial Germany, pg. 62*4. The Russian Empire, pg. 98*5. France and the German Menace, pg. 127*6. French Estimates of Germany's Operational War Plans, pg. 150*7. Great Britain before 1914, pg. 172*8. Italy before 1915: The Quandary of the Vulnerable, pg. 205*9. British Intelligence and the Coming of the Second World War in Europe, pg. 237*10. French Military Intelligence and Nazi Germany, 1938- 1939, pg. 271*11. National Socialist Germany: The Politics of Information, pg. 310*12. Fascist Italy Assesses Its Enemies, 1935-1940, pg. 347*13. Threat Identification and Strategic Appraisal by the Soviet Union, 1930-1941, pg. 375*14. Japanese Intelligence before the Second World War: ""Best Case"" Analysis, pg. 424*15. Great Britain's Assessment of Japan before the Outbreak of the Pacific War, pg. 456*16. United States Views of Germany and Japan in 1941, pg. 476*Conclusions: Capabilities and Proclivities, pg. 503*CONTRIBUTORS, pg. 543*INDEX, pg. 547"

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