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Intelligence Failures and Decent Intervals provides a look at the truth behind military and diplomatic blunders to which "intelligence failure labels" have been attached that are intended to hide leadership failures responsible for the blunders. From the 1950 Chinese Communist intervention in the Korean War, to the 1968 Tet Offensive in Vietnam and the so-called surprise attack that began the 1973 Yom Kippur War in the Middle East, the book exposes instance after instance in which this egregious practice has occurred. The detriment thus reaped by the practice inures to the erosion of the Intelligence Community's effectiveness and ultimately that of our national security. The book also offers support in the official position of the U.S. Army's Center of Military History for the author's suspicion that the Vietnam War was "lost" as a result of widespread leadership failures related to the discipline of Signals Intelligence.
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  1. Print length
    272 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    AuthorHouse
  4. Publication date
    May 23, 2006
  5. Dimensions
    5 x 0.62 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1420893548
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1420893540
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  • D. Kevin Lester
    4.0 out of 5 stars Intelligence failures=leadership failures
    Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2006
    This new author has a lifetime of intelligence experience. His combination of personal and professional experience expressed in a pleasant and passionate manner clearly expresses the frustration of being personally dedicated to a larger cause (national security) in the military. The passages of the book are well documented. It will serve as a political science text as well as a good read by the interested public in these challenging times.

    Now,when I hear, "There were intelligence failures", I know that there were "leadership failures" by the person speaking.
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  • Trish Schiesser
    5.0 out of 5 stars Review by Author Trish Schiesser: "Ida's Ride" "In the Company of Women" PIECES . . . of Our Lives" and "These Guys: Cold War St
    Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2009
    I finished reading your book last night. I want you to know I enjoyed every bit of it immensely, even with the few edits that are missing. Your information is thorough and proven, and that goes a long way with me. I enjoyed learning more about the USAFSS through your presentation and annotations. What I really want to comment upon is your "Tribute to Dave."
    Your "real" voice comes through in this passage. I can see you writing a non-fiction work of your life and growing up. What you wrote about Dave is right there - the beginning of a "book" that one is drawn to, and a life of Dave's and yours and your mother and father, etc. and where and how they lived, is superbly written. I could see and smell and taste your descriptions. You made Dave come alive and I saw him as the human being he was - but it was through your eyes and hearing and smells and touches and camaraderie with your brother. I saw myself riding in your dad's 1931 Pontiac with all its struggling to get up hills, etc. You describe and show your dad with excellence, and your loving mother is pictured as if I am there and know her. I want to write the last graph and have you read it because it is fabulous and poignant as hell, but I cannot do this, because it would ruin it for the lucky reader of your intelligent, well researched and timely book. This is a worthy book filled with wonderful information - good and bad information, which makes up the world, doesn't it? You have done a terrific job. Your tribute to Dave, blew my mind away!
    Bless you, Phil,and thank you for writing a piece of history which we all need to know. I say to those reading this review: Pass the word.

    Trish Schiesser: Author of: "Ida's Ride" "PIECES . . . of Our Lives" "In the Company of Women" and a new book: "These Guys: Cold War Stories Told by Cold War Warriors." All available on Amazon.com
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  • G. H. Goodman
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Insiders View of Military Intelligence
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2006
    If you are the type of person who likes to figure out why and how military intelligence succeeds or fails, you will like P.G Kivett's book, Intelligence Failures and Decent Intervals.

    The author takes on the complex task of analyzing how military intelligence works, and why it sometimes fails. This is an interesting exposition of the culture of intelligence and the high-level decision makers who use it. Kivett provides a lot of insight into the sorts of issues that affect intelligence warning. Some of the issues he deals with are ambiguity of information, operational security, disinformation, organizational inertia, and political bias.

    The author uses numerous intelligence case studies to make his case. Among these are the 1968 Tet Offensive, the 1973 Yom Kippur War, failure of General Douglas Mac Arthur to heed warning of Chinese intervention in the Korean War, and the emasculation of U.S. HUMINT capabilities. He provides a lot of material that I haven't seen elsewhere. Rather than telling you what conclusions to draw, he points you in the direction of original sources (many of which are now available on the Internet), and encourages you to do your own analysis. I found the material on North Vietnamese SIGINT operations particularly interesting. It sobering to think about how many Americans may have died in Vietnam as a result of poor communications security exploited by enemy SIGINT operators.

    Highly recommended for military intelligence professionals and enthusiasts, and for military history buffs.
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  • Robert T. McMahan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not To Be Missed
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2006
    If this book had been professionally edited, it would have been a very different work, but then it would not have retained much of its very controversial material. The author pulls no punches.

    Before reading P.G Kivett's book, I had some reason to think that I knew a lot about its subjet matter. Instead, I learned a lot from it that was completely new to me.

    If you have ever wondered why the US loses military engagements despite overwhelming technical advantages, the answer is here. Don't miss it.
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  • Audrey Ross
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good choice for anyone with a mind
    Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2006
    This book provides insightful information and good reading. The facts in the book are extremely well documented to the degree it leaves no question in the reader's mind as the responsbility and knowledge of what are now referred to as "failures." The author's years as a practicing attorney show in the verification process. However, the book does not read as "only the facts ma'am" and continues to keep the reader's attention page after page. I found it hard to put down. Engaging writing; fluent style; simply wonderful.
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  • PNW
    5.0 out of 5 stars Eye-opening & Thought-provoking
    Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2006
    While this book investigates an area that isn't given a lot of press, it will force the reader to think about some matters of real importance and should open doors to further investigation by the reader. The author demonstrates no political bias and does an excellent job of objectively laying out facts/arguments. Although I have had limited intelligence experience, I believe the intelligence layman will find this work quite revealing. A good, well-thought read.
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  • Rodger P. Curnow
    5.0 out of 5 stars Most timely and thought-provoking
    Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2006
    Mr. Kivett has extensive experience as an intelligence analyst, and he's also an old Air Force man. This book provides an important historical perspective on the venerable tug-of-war between decision makers with a political agenda to advance and the people who evaluate the situation. This is a most timely subject vis-a-vis our present involvement in Iraq.
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