{"title":"Peter C. Grace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter C. Grace\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into the complex world of intelligence and security within a historical and military context. His works delve into the strategies, personalities, and events that have shaped covert operations and intelligence agencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect well-researched narratives that illuminate the hidden aspects of espionage and military history, blending detailed analysis with compelling storytelling. Grace’s writing is essential for those fascinated by the interplay of power, secrecy, and global affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-intelligence-intellectuals-by-peter-c-grace-9781647126445","title":"The Intelligence Intellectuals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe untold story of how America's brightest academic minds revolutionised intelligence analysis at the CIA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early days of the Cold War, the United States faced a crisis in intelligence analysis. A series of intelligence failures in 1949 and 1950, including the failure to warn about the North Korean invasion of South Korea, made it clear that gut instinct and traditional practices were no longer sufficient for intelligence analysis in the nuclear age. The new director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Walter Bedell Smith, had a mandate to reform it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on new archival research in declassified documents and the participants' personal papers, \u003cem\u003eThe Intelligence Intellectuals\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the neglected history of how America's brightest academic minds were recruited by the CIA to revolutionise intelligence analysis during this critical period. Peter C. Grace describes how the scientifically sound analysis methods that they introduced significantly helped the United States gain an advantage in the Cold War, and these new analysts legitimised the role of the recently created CIA in the national security community. Grace demonstrates how these professors—such as William Langer from Harvard, Sherman Kent from Yale, and Max Millikan from MIT—developed systematic approaches to intelligence analysis that shaped the CIA's methodology for decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in the history of the Cold War and in intelligence, scholars of intelligence studies, Cold War historians, and intelligence practitioners seeking to understand their craft's foundations will all value this insightful history about the place of social science in national security.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599479062764,"sku":"9781647126445","price":92.83,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/49281ce858dc9e627b83a595bf1e7a2c.jpg?v=1778022376"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/peter-c-grace.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}