Quiet wars : U.S. naval human intelligence operations during crises with China, 1931-1965 / Brian J. Ellison.

Author/creator Ellison, Brian J. author.
Format Book
PublicationAnnapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, [2025]
Descriptionpages cm
Subjects
United States. Office of Naval Intelligence--History. --20th century.
Intelligence service--United States. --History. --20th century.
United States--Foreign relations. --China.
China--Foreign relations. --United States.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures. --Chine.
Chine--Relations extérieures. --États-Unis.

Contents Introduction : the challenge and theory of naval intelligence -- Intelligence in the interwar years -- Collection and observation in the Second Sino-Japanese War -- Legacies of World War II and the resumption of the Chinese Civil War, 1942-49 -- Blackout in China : U.S. intelligence for a new kind of war -- New model intelligence and holding steady with the Nationalists -- Reading the Chinese Communists through Taipei -- Kennedy and the dominos -- Preparing intelligence for deeper involvement -- Conclusion : pivotal legacy.
Abstract "Quiet Wars documents how and why the U.S. Navy developed its human intelligence (HUMINT) capability between 1931 and 1964, by examining the evolution of HUMINT through the lens of crises in East Asia"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Ellison, Brian J. Quiet wars Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, [2025] 9781682479711
LCCN 2025017330
ISBN9781682479704 hardcover
ISBN1682479706
ISBNebook

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