Uncovering Ways of War: U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Military Innovation, 1918-1941

by Thomas G. Mahnken

Book Overview

Intelligence operations face the challenging task of predicting the shape of future wars. This task is hindered by their limited ability to warn of peacetime foreign military innovation. Using formerly classified sources--in particular, the reports of military attachés and other diplomat-officers--Thomas G. Mahnken sheds light on the shadowy world of U.S. intelligence-gathering, tracing how America learned of military developments in Japan, Germany,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801475740
• ISBN13: 9780801475740
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher