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Title: Intelligence and Surprise Attack
Subtitle: Failure and Success from Pearl Harbor to 9/11 and Beyond
Author: Erik J. Dahl
Narrator: John N. Gully
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-14-15
Publisher: University Press Audiobooks
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes
Genres: History, 20th Century
Publisher's Summary:
How can the United States avoid a future surprise attack on the scale of 9/11 or Pearl Harbor in an era when such devastating attacks can come not only from nation states but also from terrorist groups or cyber enemies?
Intelligence and Surprise Attack examines why surprise attacks often succeed even though, in most cases, warnings are available beforehand. Erik J. Dahl challenges the conventional wisdom about intelligence failure, which holds that attacks succeed because important warnings get lost amid noise or because intelligence officials lack the imagination and collaboration to connect the dots of available information. Comparing cases of intelligence failure with intelligence success, Dahl finds that the key to success is not more imagination or better analysis but better acquisition of precise, tactical-level intelligence combined with the presence of decision makers who are willing to listen to and act on the warnings they receive from their intelligence staff.
The book offers a new understanding of classic cases of conventional and terrorist attacks such as Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, and the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The book also presents a comprehensive analysis of the intelligence picture before the 9/11 attacks, making use of new information available since the publication of the 9/11 Commission Report and challenging some of that report's findings.
The book is published by Georgetown University Press.
Critic Reviews:
"A seminal work of original scholarship...should be a part of every community and academic library Security Studies & Intelligence collection." (
Midwest Book Review)
"Erik Dahl's
Intelligence and Surprise Attack reflects the experience of a practitioner and the rigor of a scholar. It is a serious work that deserves attention in the world of ideas and the world of action." (Thomas G. Mahnken, U.S. Naval War College)
Members Reviews:
Great narration
Correct pauses and emphasis on every chapter. Very interesting. I learned a lot of important things
Amazing Book, Awful Narration
Would you consider the audio edition of Intelligence and Surprise Attack to be better than the print version?
NO! The narrator sounded like my GPS was reading the book. No intonation or character.
What did you like best about this story?
I like the detail Dahl goes into on different intelligence successes which most authors/researchers fail to include.
How could the performance have been better?
A narrator that doesn't sound like a machine.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
No.
Any additional comments?
A fascinating book, you may be better served to read the paper copy.
The Complexity of Intelligence and Applicatiom
Would you listen to Intelligence and Surprise Attack again? Why?
I would listen to Intelligence and Surprise Attack again if I wanted to reinforce the reasoning of how to cut through the fog of intelligence data, and direct proper response actions.
What other book might you compare Intelligence and Surprise Attack to and why?
None come to mind. This book is unique and stands on it's own.
What does John N. Gully bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?
I feel I am hearing an intelligent conversation and description of the subject matter from John Gully.
