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British Intelligence and the Breakout of the French Atlantic Fleet from Brest in 1799
Ist Teil von
Intelligence and national security, 2007-10, Vol.22 (5), p.601-618
Ort / Verlag
Abingdon: Routledge
Erscheinungsjahr
2007
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Beschreibungen/Notizen
This article investigates Britain's intelligence shortcomings and French intelligence successes surrounding the breakout of the French Fleet from Brest in 1799. It involved most aspects of contemporary intelligence and counter-intelligence operations and fortunately it is the best documented case study of how naval intelligence worked in this era, revealing the extent and variety of information that was received, how it was assessed, and conflicts between naval professionals and government ministers in its interpretation. It shows how an intelligence mindset can be formed which, though temporarily swayed away by new information, very quickly snatches at any indication which led it to return to the original supposition or fear.