Keegan's study of the role of intelligence in warfare — concluding, surprisingly, that military intelligence rarely decides battles, because commanders often fail to act on it.
The counterintuitive finding: good intelligence, even complete intelligence (Jutland, Crete, Market Garden), does not guarantee victory — because commanders are limited by their own psychology, doctrine, and resources in their ability to exploit information. Case studies: Stonewall Jackson, Jutland, Bletchley Park, Crete, the Battle of the Atlantic. The limits of intelligence as a determinant of military outcomes.
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