{"title":"Books by John Hughes-Wilson","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781789466690","title":"Military Intelligence Blunders","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A cracking good read... I will recommend this book to anyone' - \u003cb\u003eProfessor Richard Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e, CBE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'The Falklands, Yom Kippur, Tet and Pearl Harbor? Avoidable intelligence blunders or much worse? Altogether a compelling read from someone who knows the business' - \u003cb\u003eNigel West\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a professional military-intelligence officer's - and controversial insider's - view of some of the greatest intelligence blunders of recent history. It includes the serious developments in government misuse of intelligence in the US-led coalition's 2003 war with Iraq, as well as failures of intelligence in Ukraine following Russia's invasion in February 2022. Colonel John Hughes-Wilson analyses not just the events that conspire to cause disaster, but why crucial intelligence is so often ignored, misunderstood or spun by politicians and seasoned generals alike. This book analyses: how Hitler's intelligence staff misled him in a bid to outfox their Nazi Party rivals; the bureaucratic bungling behind Pearl Harbor; how in-fighting within American intelligence ensured they were taken off guard by the Viet Cong's 1968 Tet Offensive; how overconfidence, political interference and deception facilitated Egypt and Syria's 1973 surprise attack on Israel; why a handful of marines and a London taxicab were all Britain had to defend the Falklands; the mistaken intelligence that allowed Saddam Hussein to remain in power until the second Iraq War of 2003; the truth behind the US failure to run a terrorist warning system before the 9\/11 WTC bombing; and how governments are increasingly pressurising intelligence agencies to 'spin' a party-political line.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56306887459189,"sku":"9781789466690","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781789466690_1ce767c1-5a74-4ec0-bb0d-a59de3e736fe.jpg?v=1786026807"},{"product_id":"9781804364178","title":"The Puppet Masters","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it feel like to live a lie - and betray your country? A gripping history of secret intelligence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom France's brilliant female impersonator and secret agent to the infamous Cambridge spy ring, John Hughes-Wilson offers a nerve-shredding insight into the work  and treacheries  of the spies who shaped history. From WWII's cryptography to Elizabeth I and the hunt for Osama bin Laden, the hidden hand of intelligence is exposed behind every critical decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by an ex-intelligence officer, \u003ci\u003eThe Puppet Masters\u003c\/i\u003e lifts the veil on the role of spying and intelligence in the great events of history with thrilling clarity. Perfect for readers of Ben Macintyre. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'John Hughes-Wilson has a lively pen and an eye for a good anecdote an enjoyable romp through world history' \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A powerful book there should be a well-thumbed copy of this book on every general's bedside table' \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307587252597,"sku":"9781804364178","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781804364178_025d078e-9fc4-45df-b663-d74998d9e151.jpg?v=1786026973"},{"product_id":"jfk-the-conspiracy-and-truth-behind-the-assassination","title":"JFK – The Conspiracy and Truth Behind the Assassination","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe killing of US President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, in November 1963, sent a shockwave around the world. The charismatic young Democrat was seen as a beacon of hope in the West, but his liberal reforming policies had made him many powerful enemies at home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor sixty years, numerous theories have swirled around this key event in American - and world - history. Yet whatever the conclusions of the official Warren Report - that the President had been assassinated by a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald - many people doubt that to be true. Indeed, President Nixon later admitted on tape that the report was 'a hoax committed on the American people.' John Hughes-Wilson, a former colonel in British Intelligence, has sifted through the millions of words and thousands of pieces of evidence, to put together an intelligence assessment of what really happened that dreadful high noon in Dallas in 1963.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading this astounding book, no one can be in any doubt that JFK's death was not at the hands of a lone deranged gunman, but a deadly plot to remove a President who threatened vested interests at home and abroad.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487972761973,"sku":"9781789467376","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781789467376.jpg?v=1786355217"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-john-hughes-wilson.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}