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Intelligence in war by john keegan overdrive rakuten. A detailed and wide ranging look at the role of intelligence in warfare covering a big historical period from napoleon to the present day. John keegans books include the iraq war, intelligence in war, the first world war, the battle for history, the face of battle, war and our world, the masks of command, fields of battle, and a history of warfare. Keegan explores the entire gamut of intelligence and how it has been gathered and used in modern warfare, using examples ranging from admiral nelsons chase of napoleon. Sir john desmond patrick keegan, obe, frsl was a british military historian, lecturer and journalist. The immense success that john keegan has achieved as a writer of military history over the years could be considered a doubleedged sword. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Listen to intelligence in war knowledge of the enemy from napoleon to al qaeda by john keegan available from rakuten kobo. John desmond patrick keegan londen, 15 mei 1934 kilmington, 2 augustus 2012.