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Spying for Wellington : British military intelligence in the Peninsular War
Title
Spying for Wellington : British military intelligence in the Peninsular War / Huw J. Davies.
ISBN
9780806161730
0806161736
Publication
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2018]
Physical Description
xii, 313 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Describes the organization, development, and use of Arthur Wellesley's spy network during the Peninsular War and assesses the influence of intelligence-gathering on the Duke of Wellington's decision-making"-- Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 28, 2019
Series
Campaigns and commanders series ; volume 64
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index.
Contents
Blind cyclops : Britain's intelligence system in the eighteenth century
The house of cards: Arthur Wellesley, the development of military intelligence and the origins of the Peninsular War
Diplomats as spymasters : agent and spy networks in Spain and Portugal
Wellington's military intelligence network
Intelligence and the retreat to Torres Vedras, 1809-10
Stalemate and intelligence development in 1811
The limitations of intelligence : the invasion of Spain, 1812
Tactical and topographical intelligence : Wellington's mapmakers and the Vitoria Campaign 1813-1814
Epilogue : Waterloo and beyond.
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