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De l'Art de la reconnaissance au Livre Jaune: le renseignement militaire britannique, 1902-1915 [translated by Oliver Lahie]

Beach, J. (2008) De l'Art de la reconnaissance au Livre Jaune: le renseignement militaire britannique, 1902-1915 [translated by Oliver Lahie]. Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains. 232, pp. 105-128. 0984-2292.

Item Type: Article
Abstract: The Second South African War contributed to a period of introspection and reform within the British army. This article explores the ways in which the army adapted its operational intelligence doctrine between that conflict and the outbreak of the First World War. In so doing, it explores the emergence of modern military intelligence. It concludes that this period refined the pre-existing reconnaissance model of intelligence and that it required the shock of trench warfare to truly transform the discipline
Subjects: U Military Science > UA Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation > UA647 Great Britain
D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain > DA566 20th century
U Military Science > UB1 Military administration > UB250 Intelligence
Creators: Beach, Jim
Publisher: Presses Universitaires de France
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016)
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History
Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History
Date: December 2008
Date Type: Publication
Page Range: pp. 105-128
Journal or Publication Title: Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains
Volume: 232
Language: French
ISSN: 0984-2292
Status: Published / Disseminated
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5460

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