How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence by Omand, David

How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence

LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2021'One of the best books ever written about intelligence...
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Author: David Omand
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How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence by Omand, David

How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence

¥4,489

How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence

¥4,489
Author: David Omand
Format: Paperback
Language: English
LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2021

'One of the best books ever written about intelligence analysis and its long-term lessons. Brilliant, lucid and thought-provoking' Christopher Andrew, author of The Defence of the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5

'An invaluable guide to avoiding self-deception and fake news' Melanie Phillips, The Times

From the former director of GCHQ, learn the methodology used by the British intelligence agencies to reach judgements, establish the right level of confidence and act decisively.

Intelligence officers discern the truth. They gather information - often contradictory or incomplete - and, with it, they build the most accurate possible image of the world. With the stakes at their absolute highest, they must then decide what to do.

In everyday life, you are faced with contradictory, incomplete information, too. Reading the news on social media, figuring out the next step in your career, or trying to discover if gossip about a friend is legitimate, you are building an image of the world and making decisions about it.

Looking through the eyes of one of Britain's most senior ex-intelligence officers, Professor Sir David Omand, How Spies Think shows how the big decisions in your life will be easier to make when you apply the same frameworks used by British intelligence. Full of revealing examples from his storied career, including key briefings with Prime Ministers from Thatcher to Blair, and conflicts from the Falklands to Afghanistan, Professor Omand arms us with the tools to sort fact from fiction, and shows us how to use real intelligence every day.

Author: David Omand
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 08/31/2021
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.72h x 5.04w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780241385197

About the Author
David Omand was the first UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, responsible to the Prime Minister for the professional health of the intelligence community, national counter-terrorism strategy and homeland security. He served for seven years on the Joint Intelligence Committee. He was Permanent Secretary of the Home Office from 1997 to 2000, and before that Director of GCHQ.

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