This text provides a close-up look at the ingenious methods by the British used to obtain and analyse secret information and deliver it to operational forces at sea during the wars with France 1793-1815. Drawing on material from a broad range of sources, the author not only sets out the structure of the British intelligence system in this period, centered as it was on the diplomatic network, but also shows how that information was passed to and exploited by Lord Nelson and his contemporaries in a series of case studies, ...
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This text provides a close-up look at the ingenious methods by the British used to obtain and analyse secret information and deliver it to operational forces at sea during the wars with France 1793-1815. Drawing on material from a broad range of sources, the author not only sets out the structure of the British intelligence system in this period, centered as it was on the diplomatic network, but also shows how that information was passed to and exploited by Lord Nelson and his contemporaries in a series of case studies, including the famous attack on the Danish fleet at Copenhagen in 1801.
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New in New dust jacket. 1557505454. This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "A naval intelligence officer himself, author Steven Maffeo illustrates the role of this "dark craft" by concentrating on the experiences of Lord Nelson and his contemporaries. A profoundly complex figure, Nelson epitomized the active acquisition of intelligence and the bold execution of decisions based on an understanding of the material, and Maffeo offers fresh and illuminating information that supports the admiral's high regard for intelligence work. Reading at times like a cloak-and-dagger mystery, the story is filled with examples of how Nelson and his associates dealt with intelligence obstacles and how the outcomes affected their own futures, and, in some cases, the history of the modern world. Maffeo's anecdotes give marvelous insight into the thoughts of the era's important figures, Bonaparte, Pitt, Spencer, and Cochrane--not to mention C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower and Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey and Maturin. The author's winning combination of vibrant narrative and zeal for accuracy assures this book a place in the libraries of military and intelligence professionals, historians, and Forester and O'Brian aficionados."; Large 8vo 9"-10" tall; 355 pages.
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