Papers by Rose Mary Sheldon
International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, 2018
Second in a two-part series on Henry Kissinger's role in the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War.
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International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, 2019
Henry Kissinger's role in the build-up to the Yom Kippur War.
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Intelligence, Statecraft and International Power, 2005
Trajan's campaigns into Parthia as seen from an intelligence perspective.
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Small Wars and Insurgencies, 2015
Insurgencies as portrayed in the movies.
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Small Wars and Insurgencies, 2001
The Story of Varus in the Teutoburger Wald from the point of view of intelligence history
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Journal of Military Hisotry, 2011
Two fine books on the History of the Roman army, but with different approaches
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Weekly Intelligence Notes Exclusive Book Review, 2024
I ntelligence activities span the entire recorded history of man; therefore, no one person can be... more I ntelligence activities span the entire recorded history of man; therefore, no one person can be an expert in it all. It takes specialists trained in the history, culture, and language of a geographical location and historical period to do the deep dive into the ancient sources and tell us what was going on. The context is always the same. No matter where or when, someone is collecting political, military, and economic information because it was essential for any state or empire to stay ahead of its rivals. Spies are an essential part of this historical pattern, and the Ottomans were no exception. The topic covered by this book is the sixteenth-century rivalry between the Ottoman Empire and the Spanish Hapsburgs. States in the sixteenth century had not yet institutionalized intelligence services, so each side had to use every possible resource-merchants, corsairs, soldiers, travelers, etc. to gather intelligence on their rivals. Plus, there were new sources of information that could be monitored and tapped. New trade routes were opening up, and the invention of the printing press brought about postal services and the spread of news bulletins. Information stopped being the preserve of the state and became the property of an emerging public sphere. The need to keep some of this information secret led to the development of cryptography, cryptanalysis, and steganography.
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ATINER. 3rd International conference of European History, 2007
There are two images of warfare that dominate Greek history. The better known is Achilles, the Ho... more There are two images of warfare that dominate Greek history. The better known is Achilles, the Homeric hero skilled in hand-to-hand combat. The lesser discussed model, yes equally Greek and also taken from Homeric epic, is Odysseus, poluptropos, " the man of twists and turns" of the Odysssey. 1 To him, winning by stealth, surprise, or even deceit was quite acceptable. To realize the ends to which Odysseus would go to achieve his goals, one need only recall the story of how he had Palamedes falsely accused of being a spy and then watched as the innocent man was executed. 2 The use of spies, intelligence gathering, ambushes, and surprise attacks at dawn or at night were also a part of Greek warfare, and while not the supreme method of defeating an enemy, such tactics always found their place in warfare when the opportunity or the correct terrain or opportunity presented itself. A few examples of irregular warfare used by the Greeks, including ambush, show the very solid reasons why the Greeks used such tactics. Previous Scholarship When W.K. Pritchett first collected a list of Greek ambushes in 1974, he found no secondary literature on the subject. 3 Neither did he find any mention of ambush in the standard works on Greek warfare of ambushes or surprise attacks. There have been precious few since then. 4 Everett Wheeler's study of the vocabulary of military trickery did not specifically discuss lochos, enedra or their Latin equivalent insidia. 5 There was not even a heading (lemma) on the subject ambush in the major classical encyclopaedias. 6 Since the 1970s, several smaller studies have appeared including those by Joseph Roisman, and Edmund Heza, 7 and a chapter in Hans van Wees's Greek Warfare. 8
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The Journal of Military History, 2007
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The Journal of Military History, Jul 1, 2000
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International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, 1997
Story of the secret operations of the Romans under Augustus and Tiberius
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Small Wars and Insurgencies
No trial and execution have generated more literature or speculation than thpse of Jesus of Nazar... more No trial and execution have generated more literature or speculation than thpse of Jesus of Nazareth. Yet, they have never been examined as an intelligence problem for the Roman governor of Jerusalem. Who was Jesus and the men who surrounded him? Were they involved in an attempted insurrection to overthrow Roman rule? It was the job of Pontius Pilate and his security staff to answer these questions. He had no way of knowing the political, social and religious repercussions his actions would cause, but his decision to execute Jesus was a rational one based on the intelligence he had at hand.
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self-published, 2024
An Annotated bibliography of the Literature of Ancient Intelligence. Will be updated annually.
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Leidschrift : Kennis is Macht. Een geschiedenis van spionage en inlichtingendiensten, 2015
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Classical Journal, 2022
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Classical Journal, 2020
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Studies in Intelligence, 2005
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