War, Strategy and Intelligence

by Michael I. Handel

Book Overview

Investigating the logic, conduct and nature of war on the highest political and strategic levels, these essays put less emphasis on operational and tactical aspects. They look at the impact of technology on warfare, the political nature of war and the limits of rational analysis in studying war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714640662
• ISBN13: 9780714640662
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 500 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Very Useful Compilation

This is a collection of case studies and essays on the uses of intelligence. It consists of papers from a series of international conferences held at Carlisle, Pa. Like all works monitored or written by this compiler, a professor at the Army War College, it is thoroughly researched and full of sound judgements prepared by many of the leading scholars of twentieth intelligence history. Frank Cass, the publisher is noted for quality studies produced for the specialist and scholar. The volume was originally a special issue of the journal Intelligence and National Security. It is intended as part of a series of thematic texts.Belongs on the shelf of every serious researcher of the uses of intelligence.