03174nam 22006254a 450 991081992260332120200520144314.01-280-90529-80-19-151463-22027/heb32315(CKB)2560000000295029(EBL)422734(OCoLC)476259205(SSID)ssj0000249753(PQKBManifestationID)11194722(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000249753(PQKBWorkID)10227899(PQKB)11588540(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072528(MiAaPQ)EBC422734(Au-PeEL)EBL422734(CaPaEBR)ebr10177977(CaONFJC)MIL90529(dli)HEB32315(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000740(EXLCZ)99256000000029502920050720d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpies in uniform British military and naval intelligence on the eve of the first World War /Matthew S. SeligmannOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20061 online resource (287 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-926150-4 0-19-171861-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-268) and index.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; ZDid 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 British military and naval intelligence on the eve of the first World WarMilitary intelligenceGreat BritainHistory20th centuryWorld War, 1914-1918Military intelligenceGreat BritainMilitary intelligenceHistoryWorld War, 1914-1918Military intelligence355.3/432/094109041Seligmann Matthew S.1967-891428MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819922603321Spies in uniform4029273UNINA