Spying for Wellington : British military intelligence in the Peninsular War / Huw J. Davies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, Huw J. (Huw John), 1981- author.

Series:

Campaigns and commanders ; volume 64.

Campaigns and commanders series ; volume 64

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.

Wellington, Arthur Wellesley.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814--Military intelligence--Great Britain.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

Physical Description:

xii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Describes the organization, development, and use of Arthur Wellesley's spy network during the Peninsular War and assesses the influence of intelligence-gathering on the Duke of Wellington's decision-making"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Blind cyclops : Britain's intelligence system in the eighteenth century

The house of cards: Arthur Wellesley, the development of military intelligence and the origins of the Peninsular War

Diplomats as spymasters : agent and spy networks in Spain and Portugal

Wellington's military intelligence network

Intelligence and the retreat to Torres Vedras, 1809-10

Stalemate and intelligence development in 1811

The limitations of intelligence : the invasion of Spain, 1812

Tactical and topographical intelligence : Wellington's mapmakers and the Vitoria Campaign 1813-1814

Epilogue : Waterloo and beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index.

ISBN:

9780806161730

0806161736

OCLC:

1035459469