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100 1 _aPFENNIGWERTH Ian
245 _aMissing pieces :
_bthe intelligence jigsaw and RAN operations 1939-71 /
_cIan Pfennigwerth.
260 _aCanberra ACT :
_bSea Power Centre,
_c2008.
300 _axix, 372 p. :
_bill.
520 _a"This study contends that the Royal Australian Navy did not always give sufficient consideration to the provision of intelligence support in planning and conducting combat operations" (from book's own abstract p. vii). However based on numerous examples the book argues that despite lack of accurate intelligence RAN commanders were on occassion able to overcome these handicaps by drawing on their training and experience to successfully complete their missions.
650 _aAUSTRALIA
_xROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
650 _aNAVAL INTELLIGENCE
440 _aPapers in Australian maritime affairs .
_v25.
945 _i34984-1001
_rY
_sY
999 _c20102
_d20102