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Subjects:

Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Peninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Military intelligence -- Great Britain.

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-305) and index.

ISBN:

9780806161730
0806161736

OCLC:

1035459469