The Authorised History of British Defence Economic Intelligence: A Cold War in Whitehall, 1929-90

ISBN-13: 9780367480486 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 376 str.

Peter Davies

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introduction: Economics and Intelligence History, Part One - Prelude, 1. A New Field of Intelligence, 2. Rival Concepts, Part Two - The War Years, 3. Enemy Branch, 4. Planning for the Future, 5. The Origins of the Joint Intelligence Bureau, Part Three - The Golden Age, 6. The Changing Post-War Intelligence Architecture, 7. The Joint Intelligence Bureau and Whitehall, 8. Creating the Defence Intelligence Staff, 9. Economic Intelligence for the Ministry of Defence 1946-91,10. Economic Intelligence for Whitehall 1946-68, Part Four - Marking Time, 11. The British Way of Economic Intelligence, 12. The Top Table, 13. The Fate of the Directorate of Economic Intelligence, Conclusion, Appendices

O autorze

Formerly an intelligence analyst at the Defence Intelligence Staff, Secret Intelligence Service, and Cabinet Office, Peter Davies has a PhD in History from Queen Mary, University of London and is currently affiliated to Drew University, NJ, USA.