{"product_id":"9780140285321-the-secret-world","title":"The Secret World","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA History of Intelligence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most comprehensive narrative of intelligence compiled . unrivalled' Max Hastings, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Captivating, insightful and masterly' Edward Lucas,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe  history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence  agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been  largely forgotten. The first mention of espionage in world literature is  in the Book of Exodus.'God sent out spies into the land of Canaan'.  From there, Christopher Andrew traces the shift in the ancient world  from divination to what we would recognize as attempts to gather real  intelligence in the conduct of military operations, and considers how  far ahead of the West - at that time - China and India were. He charts  the development of intelligence and security operations and capacity  through, amongst others, Renaissance Venice, Elizabethan England,  Revolutionary America, Napoleonic France, right up to sophisticated  modern activities of which he is the world's best-informed interpreter.  What difference have security and intelligence operations made to course  of history? Why have they so often forgotten by later practitioners?  This fascinating book provides the answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450581856630,"sku":"9780140285321","price":19.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32418161.jpg?v=1760453496","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780140285321-the-secret-world","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}