British Intelligence in the World Wars: The History and Legacy of Britains Covert Activities during Both Conflicts Audiobook Libro.fm

Many members of British society viewed war as a sport a lethal one admittedly but one played by gentlemen in the spirit of amateurism and fair play as it had been throughout the British Empire in the preceding decades The bloody stalemate on the Western Front caught them unprepared for the dark arts of covert warfare which would be needed to avert defeat gain the initiative win the war and ultimately shape the peace Those operations would witness the evolution of an ad hoc coalition of stakeholders from the military the political elite academics technical experts various kinds of industry the media and even the artistic community all of which came together to wage a variety of forms of covert warfare Many of the programs were technically successful and in some cases they undoubtedly saved lives and shortened the war