Intelligence and surprise attack: failure and success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and beyond

2014; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 51; Issue: 08 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.51-4693

ISSN

1943-5975

Autores

Erik J. Dahl,

Tópico(s)

Military History and Strategy

Resumo

Introduction: Breaking the First Law of Intelligence Failure 1. Why Does Intelligence Fail, and How Can It Succeed? Part I: The Problem of Conventional Surprise Attack 2. Pearl Harbor: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom3. The Battle of Midway: Explaining Intelligence Success4. Testing the Argument: Classic Cases of Surprise Attack Part II: The Problem of Terrorist Surprise Attack 5. The East Africa Embassy Bombings: Disaster Despite Warning6. New York City: Preventing a Day of Terror7. The 9/11 Attacks: A New Explanation8. Testing the Argument: Why Do Terrorist Plots Fail? Conclusion: Preventing Surprise Attacks Today Appendix: Unsuccessful Plots and Attacks against American Targets, 1987-2012 Notes Bibliography Index

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