Review (PDF) Military Intelligence Blunders And Coverups
The events of 9/11 and the war on terrorism and the daily crises in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—behind them lie some of the most shocking failures and misuse of military intelligence in history. In this updated edition of Colonel Hughes-Wilson's controversial book, the long-serving professional military intelligence officer explores and exposes the often disastrous misunderstanding and mishandling of crucial intelligence by politicians and seasoned generals in recent times. Modern military history records major catastrophes in the air, at sea, and on the battlefield that originate in lapses of military judgment—from the crushing defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo to Stalin's Operation Barbarossa to Yom Kippur. The reason frequently lies in the failure of the decision makers in power to understand and appreciate fully intelligence information. So it was that American bureaucratic bungling and interservice rivalries collaborated with the Japanese in their devastating attack on Pearl Harbor—despite the fact that the U.S. was monitoring Japan's top-secret radio traffic. So, too, the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive of 1968 took the world's most technologically advanced army completely by surprise. This book discloses the lapses, errors, miscalculations, and underestimations of military intelligence that have shaped our wars and defined our times.
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Press; Rev. and Updated Ed edition (April 15, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0786713739
ISBN-13: 978-0786713738
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
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Colonel John Hughes-Wilson does an excellent job of presenting a number of different intelligence analysis and/or political decision making failures in a tightly-written, easily-accessible style. His chapters illustrate problems of organizational process, bureaucratic politics, analyst bias, decision maker bias, and politicization of intelligence by political actors (politicians). His analyses are generally free from overt ideological bias, though his views do slip in from time to time (e.g. his discussion of Vietnam overstates, without convincing support, the media's role in the political decisions taken post-Tet Offensive and overlooks the impact of other factors such as the draft and student mobilization). Still, taken together, these stories provide rich material for thought or discussion for intelligence analysts, scholars, political decision makers, students, or general readers. An enjoyable and educational read.
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