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Autore |
Seligmann Matthew S. <1967-> |
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Titolo |
Spies in uniform : British military and naval intelligence on the eve of the first World War / / Matthew S. Seligmann |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-90529-8 |
0-19-151463-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (287 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military intelligence - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
World War, 1914-1918 - Military intelligence - Great Britain |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-268) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Map; Introduction; 1. Court and Social: The Role of the Service Attaché; 2. Spies in Uniform: British Service Attachés as Intelligence-Gatherers; 3. Men and Machines: Service Attachés as Procurers of Information on Personnel and Materiel; 4. Harbingers of the German Menace: The Service Attachés' Perspective on Germany; 5. Taking Centre Stage: The Influence of the Service Attachés on the British Government; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Did the British Government go to war in 1914 because of a well-founded fear of a German threat or did it, as some would now argue, send thousands to their deaths to fight against a danger, the existence of which was not even backed by any hard intelligence? To address this question, Spies in Uniform examines the information sent back from Germany by the Government's principal intelligence source, its 'men on the spot', the service attach--eacute--;s in Berlin. Using their reports, previously thought to have been lost, the book demonstrates that the intelligence picture of Germany available to |
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