{"product_id":"9781803999418-to-walk-in-the-dark-military-intelligence-in-the-english-civil-war-1642-1646","title":"'To Walk in the Dark'","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMilitary Intelligence in the English Civil War, 1642-1646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 'To Walk in the Dark', intelligence specialist John Ellis presents the first comprehensive analysis of the First English Civil War intelligence services.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuring the bloody years of the First English Civil War, as the battles of Edgehill, Newbury and Naseby raged, another war was being fought.\u003c\/strong\u003e Its combatants fought with cunning and deceit in a hidden conflict that nevertheless would steer the course of history. The story of the spies and intelligence-gatherers of the Roundheads and Royalists is one that sheds new light on the birth of the Commonwealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e‘To Walk in the Dark’\u003c\/em\u003e, intelligence specialist John Ellis presents the first comprehensive analysis of the First English Civil War intelligence services. He details the methods of the Roundhead spies who provided their commanders with a constant flow of information about the movements of the King’s armies, describes the earliest use of code-breaking and mail interception and shows how the Cavalier intelligence forces were overcome. He also reveals the intelligence personnel themselves: the shadowy spymasters, agents and femme fatales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe descriptions of how intelligence information was used in the main battles are particularly fascinating and show how intelligence information played a decisive role in determining the outcome of the Civil War itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125731246454,"sku":"9781803999418","price":10.83,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32017278.jpg?v=1736350664","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803999418-to-walk-in-the-dark-military-intelligence-in-the-english-civil-war-1642-1646","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}