Dorwart's History of the Office of Naval Intellige

by Jeffery M. Dorwart

Book Overview

This is the history of the founding in 1882 and operation through two world wars of America's first permanent intelligence agency, the Office of Naval Intelligence. In this study Dr. Jeffery M. Dorwart shows how and why a tiny late 19th century U.S. Navy bureau created to collect information about foreign warship design became during two world wars a complex and sometimes troubled domestic and worldwide intelligence agency. More significantly, this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682473910
• ISBN13: 9781682473917
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"