Bibliograph

Intelligence and surprise attack, failure and success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and beyond, Erik J. Dahl

Type

Label

Intelligence and surprise attack, failure and success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and beyond, Erik J. Dahl

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-266) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Intelligence and surprise attack

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

822028575

Responsibility statement

Erik J. Dahl

Sub title

failure and success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and beyond

Table Of Contents

Introduction: breaking the first law of intelligence failure -- Why does intelligence fail, and how can it succeed? -- Pearl Harbor: challenging the conventional wisdom -- The Battle of Midway: explaining intelligence success -- Testing the argument: classic cases of surprise attack -- The East Africa embassy bombings: disaster despite warning -- New York City: preventing a day of terror -- The 9/11 attacks: a new explanation -- Testing the argument: why do terrorist plots fail? -- Conclusion: preventing surprise attacks today

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