The Puppet Masters: Spies, Traitors and the Real Forces Behind World Events

By John Hughes-Wilson

Book Overview

The secret world of military intelligence - written by a senior intelligence officer John Hughes-Wilson is a former intelligence officer and is ideally placed to reveal the secret history of military intelligence. He takes us 'behind the scenes' of military and political events from Elizabeth I to Osama bin Laden and the crisis in the Middle East. The book is divided into three parts. The first investigates some famous disasters when lack of intelligence was the decisive factor, e.g. Gallipoli and Dieppe. The second examines some equally famous examples of good intelligence being overlooked or ignored, e.g. the 'bridge too far' battle of Arnhem. The last part goes behind the scenes of some famous successes, from the capture of Slobodan Milosevic to the defeat of IRA bombing campaigns and the arrest of a spy ring at the heart of NATO.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0304367109
• ISBN13: 9780304367108
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

A lively read for both serious military history buffs and general-interest readers alike

THE PUPPET MASTERS: SPIES, TRAITORS AND THE REAL FORCES BEHIND WORLD EVENTS covers intelligence around the world and its effect on major events in world history, from Cold War spying operations to the effects of intelligence on statesmen, politicians, and agencies of military and government alike. It draws strong connections between world history and legacies left by intelligence operations during war and peacetime alike, providing a fine survey of underlying rationale, historical events, and more. A lively read for both serious military history buffs and general-interest readers alike. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch