Intelligence does not win wars

John Keegan:

"How important is intelligence in bringing victory or averting defeat?"

". . .As the American David Kahn, the supreme intelligence historian, puts it: 'There is an elemental point about intelligence - it is a secondary factor in war.'

". . .In reality, intelligence is muddled, partial, contradictory, often proving not very secret at all and always confusing."

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