Modern Intelligence

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This paper claims that the emergence and development of electronic signals espionage, sophisticated code-breaking systems and aerial reconnaissance and surveillance confirm that World War II was the birthplace of modern intelligence. It continues to explain that Allied military operations in Europe and the Pacific were frequently based upon intelligence information gathered because of broken German and Japanese codes. It succeeded, the author contends, because Allied political and military leaders were often aware in advance of enemy intentions and operations and could act accordingly.

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"The emergence and development of electronic signals espionage, sophisticated code-breaking systems, and aerial reconnaissance and surveillance confirm that World War II was the birthplace of modern intelligence. Allied military operations in Europe and the Pacific were frequently based upon intelligence information gathered because of broken German and Japanese codes, and succeeded because Allied political and military leaders were often aware in advance of enemy intentions and operations, and could act accordingly. Modern intelligence capabilities were of crucial importance in both the European and Pacific theaters of war. Without these capabilities, Great Britain might have been defeated in 1940 when the Axis powers were at the peak of their strength. For example, Great Britain's ..."

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