{"product_id":"the-french-secret-services-a-history-of-french-intelligence-from-the-drefus-affair-to-the-gulf-war-paperback","title":"The French Secret Services: A History of French Intelligence from the Drefus Affair to the Gulf War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Porch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking work of research, \u003ci\u003e The French Secret Service\u003c\/i\u003e tells the dramatic, untold story of the transition of France's spy networks and \"black chambers\" of the ancient regime and Napolean into modern intelligence services. Ranging from diplomatic and military intelligence to covert operations and industrial espionage, Porch's book explains the sometimes bizzare operations of French intelligence in the context of France's divided political culture and of her self-image as a world power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An authoritative analysis of the complex role of intelligence services in modern French history. With Porch's (\u003ci\u003eHistory\/Naval War College; The French Foreign Legion\u003c\/i\u003e, 1991, etc.) book, it will no longer be possible to think of the defining moments of modern France without also considering the function and influence of the country's secret services.\" -\u003ci\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Porch\u003c\/b\u003e is a military historian and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Conquest of Morocco\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Conquest of the Sahara\u003c\/i\u003e (FSG, 2005). He is a professor of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.56 x 9.12 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453796958386,"sku":"9780374529451","price":46.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f5e2d9fae42112face431986b9ed58ef.webp?v=1778837942","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-french-secret-services-a-history-of-french-intelligence-from-the-drefus-affair-to-the-gulf-war-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}