The Official History of the Joint Intelligence Committee, Volume I: From the Approach of the Second World War to the Suez Crisis

ISBN-13: 9780415841047 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 492 str.

Michael S. Goodman

Opis

For more than half a century, the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) has been a central player in the secret machinery of the British Government, acting as broker between the intelligence agencies and the policy-makers. Since its creation, the JIC has been involved in almost every key foreign policy decision taken by the British Government. This volume covers the evolution of the JIC in 1936 and culminates with its role in the fateful events of Suez in 1956.

Spis treści

Foreword by Jon Day  Glossary  Introduction  Part I: Origins, 1936-1939  1: Why Joint Intelligence?  2: Building a Foundation  Part II: War, 1939-1945  3: The Onset of War: 1939-1940  4: Stabilisation: 1941-1942  5: Preparing for the End, 1943-1945  Part Three: New Threats, 1945-1957  6: A New Identity, 1945-1957  7: Creating a World-Wide Intelligence Network  8: Changing Enemies: The Rise of the Soviet Union, 1945-1947  9: The Bear: The Emergence and Stabilisation of the Cold War, 1947-1957  10: Studying the Soviet War Machine  11: War in the Far East: Part I – Conflict in China and Korea  12: War in the Far East: Part II – Problems n the Colonies  13: Adventures in the Middle East: Part I – The Rise of Nationalism  14: Adventures in the Middle East: Part II – The Suez Crisis  Conclusion

O autorze

Michael S. Goodman is Reader in Intelligence and International Affairs in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. He is the author or editor of five previous books, including the Routledge Companion to Intelligence Studies (co-editor, 2013).