This bibliography offers a professional perspective from a military intelligence officer, analyzing some of the most significant mistakes in the history of intelligence. It includes serious developments related to the government's misuse of information during the 2003 Iraq war, as well as intelligence failures in Ukraine following Russia's invasion in 2022. Colonel John Hughes-Wilson examines not only the events that led to disaster but also why critical information is often ignored or misled by politicians and experienced strategists.

The analysis includes: how Hitler's intelligence staff deceived him to outmaneuver his opponents in the Nazi Party, the bureaucratic failures behind Pearl Harbor, how the internal strife in American intelligence ensured they remained unsuspecting of the Viet Cong attack in 1968, the political intervention and deception that facilitated Egypt and Syria's surprise attack on Israel in 1973, the rationalized intelligence that allowed Saddam Hussein to remain in power until the second Iraq war in 2003, the truth behind the US's failure to operate a terrorism warning system before the 9/11 attack on the WTC, and how governments increase pressure on intelligence services to support political agendas.

Pages: 480, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm