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Part of a three part collection in honour of the teachings of Michael I. Handel, one of the foremost strategists of the late 20th century, this collection explores the paradoxes of intelligence analysis, surprise and deception from both historical and theoretical perspectives. - from Amzon 

Paradoxes of Strategic Intelligence : Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel
Paradoxes of Strategic Intelligence : Essays in Honor of Michael I. Handel
by Betts, Richard K. (Editor); Mahnken, Thomas G. (Editor)
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Table of Contents
1 Intelligence and the Problem of Strategic Surprise by Michael I. Handel...p. 1
2 Politicization of Intelligence: Costs and Benefits by Richard K. Betts.........p. 59
3 Intelligence Failures: Forecasting and the Lessons of Epistemology by Woodrow J. Kuhns ................................................................................p. 80
4 Theory of Surprise by James J. Wirtz ..............................................p. 101
5 'FORTITUDE' in Context: The Evolution of British Military Deception in Two World Wars, 1914-1945 by John Ferris ......................................................p. 117
6 Intelligence Failure and the Need for Cognitive Closure: The Case of Yom Kippur by Uri Bar-Joseph ........................................................................p. 166
7 Grant vs. Sherman: Paradoxes of Intelligence and Combat Leadership by Mark M. Lowenthal .................................................................................p. 190