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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Table of Contents:
- 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