Strategic Intelligence for American World Policy
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2025
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-27376-1 (ISBN)
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-27376-1 (ISBN)
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Intelligence work is in some ways like a newspaper or newsmagazine, in some like a business, in some like the research activity of a university; very little of it involves cloaks and daggers. All of it is important to national survival, and should be understood by the citizens of a democracy. In this remarkable book, an able scholar, experienced i
The classic book that established the principles and methods of modern intelligence analysis
With the outbreak of the Second World War, historian Sherman Kent left his classroom at Yale to join the Office of Strategic Services—the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency—where he adapted scholarly methods to the rigors and unique challenges of producing actionable intelligence in support of the war effort. In this remarkable book, Kent draws on the lessons he learned in wartime to lay the foundations for postwar security. He presents the doctrine and practices of intelligence analysis and explains why they are vital to national survival. Strategic Intelligence for American World Policy shows how intelligence activities and their consequences extend far beyond military considerations and are as essential to keeping the peace as they are to winning the war.
The classic book that established the principles and methods of modern intelligence analysis
With the outbreak of the Second World War, historian Sherman Kent left his classroom at Yale to join the Office of Strategic Services—the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency—where he adapted scholarly methods to the rigors and unique challenges of producing actionable intelligence in support of the war effort. In this remarkable book, Kent draws on the lessons he learned in wartime to lay the foundations for postwar security. He presents the doctrine and practices of intelligence analysis and explains why they are vital to national survival. Strategic Intelligence for American World Policy shows how intelligence activities and their consequences extend far beyond military considerations and are as essential to keeping the peace as they are to winning the war.
Sherman Kent (1903–1986) was a professor of history at Yale University who pioneered the methods of intelligence analysis in World War II and during the Cold War with the Central Intelligence Agency. His books include The Election of 1827 in France and Electoral Procedure under Louis Philippe.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.4.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-27376-6 / 0691273766 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-27376-1 / 9780691273761 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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