Most secret and confidential intelligence in the Age of Nelson
Reading at times like a cloak-and-dagger mystery, this book describes the ingenious methods used to collect and disseminate secret intelligence in the Age of Sail.
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Annapolis, Md.
Naval Institute Press
c2000
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| 100 | 1 | |a Maffeo, Steven E. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Most secret and confidential |b intelligence in the Age of Nelson |c Steven E. Maffeo |
| 260 | |a Annapolis, Md. |b Naval Institute Press |c c2000 | ||
| 300 | |a xxvii, 355 p. |b ill., maps |c 24 cm | ||
| 500 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a The British National Intelligence Effort -- The Admiralty -- Signals and Information Transmission -- Frigates: The Eyes of the Fleet -- Deception -- The Commander: Jack and Master of All Trades -- The Commander as Intelligence Officer -- A Naval Intelligence Occasion -- A Naval Intelligence Expedition -- A Naval Intelligence Campaign -- Conclusion -- App.1. The British Cabinet (Closet), (Typical 1793-1815) -- App.2. British Government Key Officials, 1793-1815 -- App.3. Secret Interceptions Distribution List, c. 1775 -- App.4. British Naval Administration, c. 1800 -- App.5. The Naval Strategy of the War from the British Perspective -- App.6. An Overview of the War of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic War, 1792-1815 | |
| 520 | |a Reading at times like a cloak-and-dagger mystery, this book describes the ingenious methods used to collect and disseminate secret intelligence in the Age of Sail. | ||
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