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Book SynopsisEstablishes that World War I led to the realization that intelligence was indispensable in both wartime and peacetime. Mark Stout examines the breadth of American intelligence in the war, not just in France, not just at home, but around the world and across the army, navy, and State Department.
Trade ReviewEntire libraries have been written about the Central Intelligence Agency and to a lesser extent the Office of Strategic Services. This has resulted in a lopsided and incomplete picture of the history of American intelligence. Transforming the intellectual landscape, Mark Stout delivers a magnificent historical narrative that charts the birth and development of modern American intelligence from the late nineteenth century through World War I. Stout provides a fascinating story packed not only with colorful characters and exciting escapades, but with careful scholarly assessments of subjects including intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action. All future histories of American intelligence will need to reference this pioneering work." - Christopher R. Moran, professor of US national security at the University of Warwick, UK, and coeditor in chief of the
Journal of Intelligence HistoryTable of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Beginnings
- 2. Intelligence in War: The Caribbean and the Philippines, 1898–1902
- 3. Departmental Organization and Military Doctrine
- 4. Mexican Rehearsal
- 5. Mobilizing Intelligence for War in Europe, 1914–1918
- 6. “Secret Service”: Espionage and Covert Action
- 7. Aerial Reconnaissance
- 8. Radio Intelligence
- 9. Modern War and Counterintelligence
- 10. Counterintelligence in Depths
- 11. Intelligence in Combat, 1918
- 12. Legacies
- Notes
- Sources and Bibliography
- Index
