The Uses and Limits of Intelligence

This is a major survey and assessment of U.S. intelligence activities over the last forty-five years. It offers a systematic and authoritative evaluation of American intelligence-gathering machinery: how it has been used, misused, and on occasion, ignored. The book has been hailed as a splendid work, reflective and penetrating by James R. Schlesinger; while Zbigniew Brzezinski describes Laqueur as a man who understands the relationships between history and the world of secret services. Henry S. Rowen noted that Laqueur brings a rare degree of analytical power to this important subject.