INTELLIGENCE IN WAR: KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENEMY FROM NAPOLEON TO AL-QAEDA
Book ID/图书代码： 00200005B01395
English Summary/英文概要： In fiction, the spy is a glamorous figure whose secrets make or break peace, but, historically, has intelligence really been a vital step to military victories? In this breakthrough study, the preeminent war historian John Keegan goes to the heart of a series of important conflicts to develop a powerful argument about military intelligence.
In his characteristically wry and perceptive prose, Keegan offers us nothing short of a new history of war through the prism of intelligence. He brings to life the split-second decisions that went into waging war before the benefit of aerial surveillance and electronic communications. The English admiral Horatio Nelson was hot on the heels of Napoleon’s fleet in the Mediterranean and never knew it, while Stonewall Jackson was able to compensate for the Confederacy’s disadvantage in firearms and manpower with detailed maps of the Appalachians. In the past century, espionage and decryption have changed the face of battle: the Japanese surprise attack at the Battle of the Midway was thwarted by an early warning. Timely information, however, is only the beginning of the surprising and disturbing aspects of decisions that are made in war, where brute force is often more critical.
Intelligence in War is a thought-provoking work that ranks among John Keegan’s finest achievements.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在虚构小说中，从事秘密或进行破坏和平行动的间谍总是让人浮想联翩，但在历史上，情报工作是否真的是军事胜利中最为重要的一步呢？在这部突破性研究中，超群绝伦的战争史学家约翰•基根带我们去领略，在一系列的重要军事冲突中关于掌握有重要军事情报的必要性。
在他独具风格的感性文字中，基根透过情报的棱镜，向我们展开了一幅全新的历史画卷。在人类受惠于空中检测和电子通讯之前，他生动再现了那些会触发战争的仓促决定。当英国海军上将霍雷肖•纳尔逊紧随拿破仑在地中海的舰队时，从未曾意识到情报战的重要性。而斯通威尔•杰克逊能弥补南部邦联在武器和人力资源，以及对阿巴拉契山脉详细地图的不足吗。在过去的一个世纪里，间谍活动和破解密码改变了战争的形势：日军在中途岛的挫败源于美军事先的预警措施。然而，及时的情报信息，在战争初期总是让人喜出望外，这些讯息干扰着作战指挥官各方面的决策，而强有力的武器装备通常往往是决胜的最后砝码。
这本《情报战场》是约翰•基根迄今为止最为引人深思的一部力作。(Sandy)
Awards/获奖情况："Authoritative and stimulating" (Daily Telegraph)
"This stimulating and informed book...has no contemporary equal. Keegan has done it again" (Daily Telegraph)
About the Author/作者介绍： 约翰·基根（John Keegan）是伦敦《每日电讯报》防务主编，曾多年任英国桑霍斯特皇家军事学院高级讲师，并任普林斯顿大学高级研究院研究员和瓦萨尔学院历史学教授；与耶鲁大学历史学教授迈克尔·霍华德并列为二战后英语世界头号军事史权威。《战争史》与《战斗的面貌》（The Face of Battle）是其最重要、最著名的著作。John Keegan’s books include The First World War, The Battle for History, The Face of Battle, War and Our World, The Mask of Command, Fields of Battle and A History of Warfare. He is the defense editor of The Daily Telegraph (London). He lives in Wiltshire, England.
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