LEADER 03035nam 22005894a 450 001 9910465582903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-90529-8 010 $a0-19-151463-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000295029 035 $a(EBL)422734 035 $a(OCoLC)476259205 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000249753 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11194722 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000249753 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10227899 035 $a(PQKB)11588540 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072528 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC422734 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422734 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10177977 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL90529 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000295029 100 $a20050720d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSpies in uniform$b[electronic resource] $eBritish military and naval intelligence on the eve of the first World War /$fMatthew S. Seligmann 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (287 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-926150-4 311 $a0-19-171861-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [264]-268) and index. 327 $aContents; Abbreviations; Map; Introduction; 1. Court and Social: The Role of the Service Attache?; 2. Spies in Uniform: British Service Attache?s as Intelligence-Gatherers; 3. Men and Machines: Service Attache?s as Procurers of Information on Personnel and Materiel; 4. Harbingers of the German Menace: The Service Attache?s' Perspective on Germany; 5. Taking Centre Stage: The Influence of the Service Attache?s 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 330 $aDid 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 606 $aMilitary intelligence$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xMilitary intelligence$zGreat Britain 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMilitary intelligence$xHistory 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xMilitary intelligence 676 $a355.3/432/094109041 700 $aSeligmann$b Matthew S.$f1967-$0891428 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465582903321 996 $aSpies in uniform$91991072 997 $aUNINA