Intelligence Studies

A lively Civil War narrative details a fresh view of the Union war from a largely unknown but influential insider.

An intimate look at the latter stages of America's war in Vietnam from the personal viewpoint of a Bronze Star veteran intelligence officer. Provides a view of the war from the rare perspective of the rear echelon—from someone who was deeply involved in trying to devise and implement strategies that would win the war.

An in-depth investigation of the successes and failures of the militant Irish republican efforts to arm themselves.

An in-depth examination of the reports prepared by the Nazi-era German foreign intelligence services and their Cold War successor organizations and evaluates the politicization of these institutions in both periods.

The first systematic history of public relations at the CIA; an exploration of the CIA's culture of secrecy from the mid-1970s through the present.

Considers the various factors that contribute to one opponent seizing the strategic initiative—the ability to shape a conflict to reach one’s desired political outcome by influencing the timing, location, and nature of combat actions. Using an extended case study of the Japanese-American conflict, Sean Judge examines factors such as resources, intelligence, strategic acumen, combat effectiveness, and chance to determine how and why the initiative shifted to the advantage of the United States during the period from the Battles of Coral Sea and Midway in 1942 to the end of the Guadalcanal campaign in January 1943.