Spies For Nimitz
Spies For Nimitz: Joint Military Intelligence in the Pacific War
Spies For Nimitz: Joint Military Intelligence in the Pacific War
Jeff Moore
Foreword by Brigadier General Michael Ennis
Former Head, United States Marine Corps Intelligence Activity
This book describes the history of America’s first major defense intelligence agency and how its information contributed to the WW II island campaigns carried out under Admiral Chester Nimitz. Some of its highlights:
Admiral Nimitz
- Provides a detailed history of how America’s first major defense intelligence agency came to be, how it was structured, and how it worked
- Profiles how intelligence impacted operations planning and execution for the most critical island assaults in the Marshalls, the Marianas, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the invasion that almost was: Kyushu and the Japanese home islands
- Discuses the real world intricacies of collection, analysis, and dissemination for major combat operations
- Contains lessons RE: the intelligence cycle and integration into operations planning and execution
- Covers the essentials of amphibious warfare and associated naval warfare such as “gator navy” fundamentals and the importance of sea and air isolation
- Contains fascinating historical information on the 1940s-era Japanese military, now a pivotal US ally
- Especially relevant for America’s “Asia pivot” and understanding Asia-Pacific geography and like issues germane to the 1940s battlespace
