Behind the battle : intelligence in the war with Germany, 1939-45
This study surveys and analyzes the military intelligence available to Britain and her allies during World War II. In 1939, Britain was as ill-prepared in intelligence as in armaments. Improvements began in 1941, and Ultra was ultimately responsible for winning the Battle of the Atlantic.
224 pages
9781856193627, 1856193624
1101384082
1939 - thick darkness brooding; 1940-1941 - first rays of light; 1941-1943 - a brighter prospect in the Mediterranean; 1939-1945 - ten-tenths cloud cover - intelligence and Bomber Command; 1941-1945 - shadow and sunlight over the Atlantic; 1943-1945 - clear skies in Italy, storm over the Balkans; 1944-1945 - set fair in the West, then autumn showers. Appendices: Enigma and Ultra; the controversy over Crete; Harris and intelligence.