The Authorised History of British Defence Economic Intelligence (Government Official History Series) by Davies, Peter - 2020-01-13

New. This book is the first history of UK economic intelligence and offers a new perspective on the evolution of Britain's national intelligence machinery and how it worked during the Cold War. British economic intelligence has a longer pedigree than the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) and was the vanguard of intelligence coordination in Whitehall, yet it remains a missing field in intelligence studies. This book is the first history of this core government capability and shows how central it was to the post-war evolution of Whitehall's national intelligence machinery. It places special emphasis on the Joint Intelligence Bureau and Defence Intelligence Staff - two vital organisations in the Ministry of Defence underpinning the whole Whitehall intelligence edifice, but almost totally ignored by historians. Intelligence in Whitehall was not conducted in a parallel universe. This contrasts with the conventional wisdom which accepts the uniqueness of intelligence as a government activity… Read More

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book is the first history of UK economic intelligence and offers a new perspective on the evolution of Britain’s national intelligence machinery and how it worked during the Cold War.

Paperback / softback. New.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This book is the first history of UK economic intelligence and offers a new perspective on the evolution of Britain’s national intelligence machinery and how it worked during the Cold War.

Taylor & Francis, 2020. Paperback. New. 410 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.00 inches.

Taylor & Francis, 2020. Paperback. New. 410 pages. 9.21x6.14x1.00 inches.

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