Davies, Huw J. Spying for wellington 9780806167497

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Автор: Davies, Huw J.
Название: Spying for wellington
ISBN: 9780806167497
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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История Британии и Ирландии

Наполеоновские войны

ISBN-10: 0806167491
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 328
Вес: 0.50 кг.
Дата издания: 30.09.2020
Серия: Campaigns and commanders series
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 12 black & white illustrations, 1 table, and 1 map
Размер: 22.91 x 15.19 x 1.85 cm
Подзаголовок: British military intelligence in the peninsular war
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Intelligence is often the critical factor in a successful military campaign. This was certainly the case for Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, in the Peninsular War. In this book, author Huw J. Davies offers the first full account of the scope, complexity, and importance of Wellingtons intelligence department, describing a highly organized, multifaceted series of networks of agents and spies throughout Spain and Portugal - an organization that was at once a microcosm of British intelligence at the time and a sophisticated forebear to intelligence developments in the twentieth century.Spying for Wellington shows us an organization that was, in effect, two parallel networks: one made up of Foreign Office agents run by British ambassadors in Spain and Portugal, the other comprising military spies controlled by Wellington himself. The network of agents supplied strategic intelligence, giving the British army advance warning of the arrival, destinations, and likely intentions of French reinforcements. The military network supplied operational intelligence, which confirmed the accuracy of the strategic intelligence and provided greater detail on the strengths, arms, and morale of the French forces. Davies reveals how, by integrating these two forms of intelligence, Wellington was able to develop an extremely accurate and reliable estimate of French movements and intentions not only in his own theater of operations but also in other theaters across the Iberian Peninsula. The reliability and accuracy of this intelligence, as Davies demonstrates, was central to Wellingtons decision-making and, ultimately, to his overall success against the French. Correcting past, incomplete accounts, this is the definitive book on Wellingtons use of intelligence. As such, it contributes to a clearer, more comprehensive understanding of Wellington at war and of his place in the history of British military intelligence.
Дополнительное описание: Specific wars and campaigns|Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare)|European history|Military history

Spying for wellington, Davies, Huw J.