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Article: Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda.(Book Review)
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- Parameters
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- March 22, 2005
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Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy From Napoleon to Al-Qaeda. By John Keegan. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. 448 pages. $30.00.
John Keegan's latest book, he says, sets out to answer a simple but very fundamental question: How actually useful is intelligence in war? For the modern reader, born and bred to believe in information-age intelligence as the basis for all military success, the question may seem a little odd, if not downright heretical. But through case studies and his own insights, Keegan leads the reader to conclusions that, if not heretical in their own right, are downright contentious.
Beginning with war in the ancient world, ...