How Spies Think - by David Omand (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the former director of GCHQ, learn the methodology used by the British intelligence agencies to reach judgments, establish the right level of confidence and act decisively.</b> <p/> Intelligence officers discern the truth. They gather information - often contradictory or incomplete - and, with it, they build the most accurate possible image of the world. With the stakes at their absolute highest, they must then decide what to do. <p/> In everyday life, you are faced with contradictory, incomplete information, too. Reading the news on social media, figuring out the next step in your career, or trying to discover if gossip about a friend is legitimate, you are building an image of the world and making decisions about it. <p/> Looking through the eyes of one of Britain's most senior ex-intelligence officers, Professor Sir David Omand, <i>How Spies Think</i> shows how the big decisions in your life will be easier to make when you apply the same frameworks used by British intelligence. Full of revealing examples from his storied career, including key briefings with Prime Ministers from Thatcher to Blair, and conflicts from the Falklands to Afghanistan, Professor Omand arms us with the tools to sort fact from fiction, and shows us how to use real intelligence every day.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Omand has a unique combination of experience as both a producer and consumer of secret intelligence, a deep knowledge of intelligence history and techniques, and a gift for lucid exposition. An invaluable book for anyone who wants to think like a spy but also for those concerned about the role spies can play in a democracy'' Lawrence Freedman, author, <i>Strategy: A History</i><br><br>"One of the best books ever written about intelligence analysis and its long-term lessons. Brilliant, lucid and thought-provoking'' Christopher Andrew, author, <i>The Secret World: A History of Intelligence</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>David Omand</b> was the first UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, responsible to the Prime Minister for the professional health of the intelligence community, national counter-terrorism strategy and homeland security. He served for seven years on the Joint Intelligence Committee. He was Permanent Secretary of the Home Office from 1997 to 2000, and before that Director of GCHQ.
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