Spies in uniform : British military and naval intelligence on the eve of the first World War / Matthew S. Seligmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Seligmann, Matthew S., 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military intelligence--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Military intelligence.

World War, 1914-1918--Military intelligence--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Other Title:

British military and naval intelligence on the eve of the first World War

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-268) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-90529-8

0-19-151463-2

OCLC:

476259205

Publisher Number:

2027/heb32315 hdl