Overview
Analyses the activities of
the Secret Intelligence Service and the Joint Intelligence Committee during the Suez Crisis
Identifies broader lessons not only about the Suez
Crisis but about the place of intelligence in strategy itself
Explores in depth one of the most infamous episodes of British foreign policy
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book traces the activities of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS/MI6) and the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) during the Suez Crisis, one of the most infamous episodes of British foreign policy. In doing so it identifies broader lessons not only about the events of 1956, but about the place of intelligence in strategy itself. It provides both an exploration of the relationship between intelligence and strategy at the conceptual level, and also a historical account, and strategic analysis of, the performance of the Joint Intelligence Committee and the Secret Intelligence Service during this time. Focusing on the period immediately before, during, and after the crisis, Danny Steed brings together a complete picture of intelligence story in Britain that has so far eluded comprehensive treatment in the Suez historiography. Through extensive consultation of declassified archival sources, a re-examination of often referred to sources, and the employment of oral history, this study identifies the most significant lessons about the use of intelligence revealed by the Suez Crisis.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Danny Steed, formerly Lecturer in Strategy and Defence at the University of Exeter, UK, now works for the Cabinet Office in CERT-UK specialising in cyber security.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: British Strategy and Intelligence in the Suez Crisis
Authors: Danny Steed
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31453-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31452-5Published: 16 August 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81044-7Published: 09 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31453-2Published: 05 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 211
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Modern History, History of the Middle East, History of Military