Harmon, Daniel. Special Ops: Military Intelligence. Part of the Inside Special Forces series. 2015. 64p. ISBN 978-1-4777775875. Available at 355,34 HAR on the library shelves.
Military services everywhere have to make crucial decisions in time of peace and of war. These decisions are based on the information available to the service at the time, and the source of much information are the various intelligence services that support the nation’s leadership. Military intelligence provides our politicians and military leaders with an accurate count of forces arrayed around the world, objectives of other countries, and even the movements and organizations of terrorist forces.
In the United States there are 17 distinct intelligence services, from each of the military branches to the CIA, NSA, and even the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. These services share information with each other and with allied nations to provide a global picture of activities around the world. The history of these intelligence services and the various techniques they use is presented. Recent actions involving military intelligence are examined, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the killing of Osama Bin Laden, and the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Intelligence failures such as 9/11 are also explored.
Fans of secret agents and television shows like NCIS will enjoy this view into the otherwise secretive world of military intelligence.
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