The ultimate enemy : British intelligence and Nazi Germany, 1933 - 1939

Wark, Wesley K.:

ISBN 10: 0801418216 / ISBN 13: 9780801418211

Published by Ithaca [u.a.] : Cornell Univ. Press, 1985

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303 Seiten / pages dunkler Leinenband mit Schutzumschlag im Format 16 x 23 cm; sehr gut erhaltenes, sauberes Exemplar mit einigen Abbildungen - excellent hardcover copy with dust jacket Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The ultimate enemy : British intelligence and Nazi Germany, 1933 - 1939
• Publisher: Ithaca [u.a.] : Cornell Univ. Press
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801418216
• ISBN 13: 9780801418211
• Binding: Gebunden
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1 gram
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

How realistically did the British government assess the threat from Nazi Germany during the 1930s? How accurate was British intelligence's understanding of Hitler's aims and Germany's military and industrial capabilities? In The Ultimate Enemy, Wesley K. Wark catalogues the many misperceptions about Nazi Germany that were often fostered by British intelligence.

This book, the product of exhaustive archival research, first looks at the goals of British intelligence in the 1930s. He explains the various views of German power held by the principal Whitehall authorities―including the various military intelligence directorates and the semi-clandestine Industrial Intelligence Centre―and he describes the efforts of senior officials to fit their perceptions of German power into the framework of British military and diplomatic policy. Identifying the four phases through which the British intelligence effort evolved, he assesses its shortcomings and successes, and he calls into question the underlying premises of British intelligence doctrine.

Wark shows that faulty intelligence assessments were crucial in shaping the British policy of appeasement up to the outbreak of World War II. His book offers a new perspective on British policy in the interwar period and also contributes a fascinating case study in the workings of intelligence services during a period of worldwide crisis.

About the Author

Wesley K. Wark is Associate Professor of History at the University of Toronto.