Jeffrey M. Moore
Autor/a de Spies for Nimitz: Joint Military Intelligence in the Pacific War
Sobre l'autor
Jeffrey M. Moore earned a bachelor of arts in political science and a master's degree in American history, with a concentration in U.S. national security affairs and U.S. involvement in Asia and the Pacific, from East Carolina University
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I have very few complaints about this work, but there are a few gaffs that set me off. One is when Moore describes Ulysses S. Grant, as opposed to George McClellan, as being dependent on the Pinkerton Agency for intelligence; a point that a student of the intelligence process should be aware of. Two, Moore attributes too much independent influence to the Imperial Japanese Army in pre-war Japanese politics, without seeming to be aware of its silent civilian partners, or how it was not a monolith in and of itself. Finally, Moore attributes an intelligence impact on the design of the Vought F4U Corsair, when this plane was first flown in May of 1940; too early for war-time intelligence to matter. It's throwaway points such as these that make me wonder a little bit about the author's scholarship.… (més)