British Intelligence in the Second World War Series (Six-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Author: Sir F. H. Hinsley with principal contributions from E. E. Thomas, C. F. G. Ransom, R. C. Knight, C. A. G. Simkins, and volume 5 by Michael Howard
Binding: Hardback
Published: Her Majety's Stationary Office, London, 1979
Condition:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Green boards in good condition. DJs within mylar. Clean and sturdy set.
This definitive official history set of British intelligence in the Second World War is a five-volume, six-part documentary work in the military intelligence genre that presents the institutional record and operational analysis of Britain's wartime secret services. It documents policy formation and early-war intelligence structures in Volume I, details signals, cryptanalysis and Ultra in Volume II, and delivers Volume III in two parts with comprehensive campaign intelligence, assessments used at senior command, and theater-level analytic reports. Volume IV records the expansion of clandestine operations, deception, and liaison with resistance movements, while Volume V assesses the war’s final phases and the transition to postwar intelligence structures. The set argues for intelligence as a decisive factor in strategic decision-making, illustrating how intercepted communications, human intelligence, and interagency coordination shaped operations and outcomes. As an archival and analytical resource, this edition commands attention from scholars, strategists, and collectors for its documentary rigor and authoritative synthesis.
Author: Sir F. H. Hinsley with principal contributions from E. E. Thomas, C. F. G. Ransom, R. C. Knight, C. A. G. Simkins, and volume 5 by Michael Howard
Binding: Hardback
Published: Her Majety's Stationary Office, London, 1979
Condition:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Green boards in good condition. DJs within mylar. Clean and sturdy set.
This definitive official history set of British intelligence in the Second World War is a five-volume, six-part documentary work in the military intelligence genre that presents the institutional record and operational analysis of Britain's wartime secret services. It documents policy formation and early-war intelligence structures in Volume I, details signals, cryptanalysis and Ultra in Volume II, and delivers Volume III in two parts with comprehensive campaign intelligence, assessments used at senior command, and theater-level analytic reports. Volume IV records the expansion of clandestine operations, deception, and liaison with resistance movements, while Volume V assesses the war’s final phases and the transition to postwar intelligence structures. The set argues for intelligence as a decisive factor in strategic decision-making, illustrating how intercepted communications, human intelligence, and interagency coordination shaped operations and outcomes. As an archival and analytical resource, this edition commands attention from scholars, strategists, and collectors for its documentary rigor and authoritative synthesis.