Description
Product ID: | 9780241385197 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | How Spies Think |
Subtitle: | Ten Lessons in Intelligence |
Authors: | Author: David Omand |
Page Count: | 368 |
Subjects: | Cognition and cognitive psychology, Intelligence & reasoning, Espionage and secret services, Memory improvement and thinking techniques, Espionage & secret services, Memory improvement & thinking techniques, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
Description: | Select Guide Rating WINNER OF THE NEAVE BOOK PRIZE 2022LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2021'One of the best books ever written about intelligence analysis and its long-term lessons' Christopher Andrew, author of The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5'An invaluable guide to avoiding self-deception and fake news' Melanie Phillips, The TimesFrom the former director of GCHQ, Professor Sir David Omand, learn the methodology used by British intelligence agencies to reach judgements, establish the right level of confidence and act decisively. Full of revealing examples from a storied career, including key briefings with Prime Ministers and strategies used in conflicts from the Cold War to the present, in How Spies Think Professor Omand arms us with the tools to sort fact from fiction, and shows us how to use real intelligence every day. WINNER OF THE NEAVE BOOK PRIZE 2022 |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-07-01 |