Most Secret and Confidential: Intelligence in the Age of Nelson. by Maffeo, Steven - 2000

Brand: Naval Institute Press, 0000-00-00. hardcover. Used: Good.

London: Naval Inst Pr, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "Treats Readers To A Close Look At The Ingenious Methods Use To Obtain And Analyze Secret Material And Deliver It To Operational Forces At Sea. It Brings Together Information From A Variety Of Sources To Provide The First Concise Analysis Of The Use And Development Of Intelligence In The Days Of Fighting Sail. The British Experience From 1793 To 1815 Is The Main Focus Of This Book, But It Also Includes French And American Activity And Examines How Commanders Used Intelligence To Develop Strategy And Tactics Abd Wub-Or Sometimes Lose-Battles [...] Concentrating On The Experiences Of Vice Admiral Lord Nelson And His Contemporaries" Written By A Naval Intelligence Officer .

Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2000 Copy in brown cloth on boards in unclipped D/J. Free of inscriptions. Clean text with b/w plates.

Naval Inst Pr. HARDCOVER. Collectible; Good. Personalized author inscription on half title page. Author included laid in Xerox copies of personal letters, including copies of letters from 2 Presidents, a former Secretary of Navy, and other notable persons. First printing. Binding solid, pages crisp and clean, no markings found. Dust jacket bright and shiny with creased on spine, tiny crease at top of spine, light scuffs and dents. Extremities lightly bumped with minimal tip wear.

Naval Inst Pr, 2000-05-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 355pp. 2000. Stated first printing. A very good, clean, tight copy in similar jacket. Original publisher's brown cloth - gilt embossed to the spine. Ink short inscription to the front endpaper. The tail of the spine bumped with some associated creasing to the overlying jacket. The jacket has not been price-clipped and has a 1.6cm rub mark towards the tail of the spine with a little image loss. A few slight rub marks elsewhere to the jacket. A very good, clean, tight copy in similar jacket.

Naval Inst Press. New in New dust jacket. 2000. First Printing. Hardcover. 1557505454 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "A naval intelligence officer himself, author Steven Maffeo illustrates the role of this "dark craft" by concentrating on the experiences of Lord Nelson and his contemporaries. A profoundly complex figure, Nelson epitomized the active acquisition of intelligence and the bold execution of decisions based on an understanding of the material, and Maffeo offers fresh and illuminating information that supports the admiral's high regard for intelligence work. Reading at times like a cloak-and-dagger mystery, the story is filled with examples of… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 2000. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxvii, 355pp., index, biblio., notes, ill..

Naval Inst Pr, 2000-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!