The 1942-43 naval campaign against German U-boats known as the
Battle of the Atlantic was a major victory not only for Allied
warships but also for naval intelligence. Thanks to the coordinated
efforts of submarine tracking rooms in London, Washington, and
Ottawa, the antisubmarine forces' search-and-destroy missions
helped preserve the safety of the seaways.
Naval intelligence has been an aspect of World War II that has
received scant attention. Now former naval intelligence officer
Alan Harris Bath traces the coordination of Anglo-American efforts
before and during the war, identifying the political, military,
technological, and human factors that aided and sometimes hindered
cooperation. He compares the two nations' different and often
conflicting styles of intelligence gathering and reveals ways in
which interagency and interservice rivalries complicated an already
complex process.
Drawing on archives in the U.S., U.K., and British Commonwealth,
Bath describes h ow cooperation took place at all levels of
decision-making, in all theaters of war, and at all points in the
intelligence cycle, from gathering through analysis to
dissemination. He tells how the U.S. learned from Britain's longer
experience in the war and how intelligence cooperation was always
subordinated to Anglo-American political relations-and how in the
final months of fighting intelligence cooperation was impeded by
the governments' post-war agendas.
Although victory in the Atlantic was the capstone of this
cooperative endeavor, Bath also describes how intelligence
relationships fared in the South Pacific, not only between the
forces of Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur but also with those
of Australia and New Zealand. Throughout the book, he emphasizes
the contributions of Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian naval
intelligence to this cooperative effort.
As the first in-depth study of the nature, evolution, and impact
of information sharing by Allied navies, Tracking the Axis Enemy is
essential reading for historians and buffs alike. By showing how
the Anglo-American political and cultural bonds shaped intelligence
operations and how those operations shaped campaigns, it
contributes a new perspective on the Allied victory.
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