{"product_id":"tracking-the-axis-enemy-the-triumph-of-angloamerican-naval-intelligence-9780700609178","title":"Tracking the Axis Enemy: The Triumph of Anglo-American Naval Intelligence","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1942-43 naval campaign against German U-boats known as the Battle of the Atlantic was a major victory not only for Allied warships but also for naval intelligence. Thanks to the coordinated efforts of submarine tracking rooms in London  Washington  and Ottawa  the antisubmarine forces search-and-destroy missions helped preserve the safety of the seaways.  Naval intelligence has been an aspect of World War II that has received scant attention. Now former naval intelligence officer Alan Harris Bath traces the coordination of Anglo-American efforts before and during the war  identifying the political  military  technological  and human factors that aided and sometimes hindered cooperation. He compares the two nations different and often conflicting styles of intelligence gathering and reveals ways in which interagency and interservice rivalries complicated an already complex process.  Drawing on archives in the U.S.  U.K.  and British Commonwealth  Bath describes h ow cooperation took place at all levels of decision-making  in all theaters of war  and at all points in the intelligence cycle  from gathering through analysis to dissemination. He tells how the U.S. learned from Britains longer experience in the war and how intelligence cooperation was always subordinated to Anglo-American political relations-and how in the final months of fighting intelligence cooperation was impeded by the governments post-war agendas.  Although victory in the Atlantic was the capstone of this cooperative endeavor  Bath also describes how intelligence relationships fared in the South Pacific  not only between the forces of Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur but also with those of Australia and New Zealand. Throughout the book  he emphasizes the contributions of Australian  New Zealand  and Canadian naval intelligence to this cooperative effort.  As the first in-depth study of the nature  evolution  and impact of information sharing by Allied navies  Tracking the Axis Enemy is essential reading for historians and buffs alike. By showing how the Anglo-American political and cultural bonds shaped intelligence operations and how those operations shaped campaigns  it contributes a new perspective on the Allied victory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646656503861,"sku":"ByrdShop_0700609172","price":31.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780700609178.jpg?v=1781676851","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tracking-the-axis-enemy-the-triumph-of-angloamerican-naval-intelligence-9780700609178","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}