Summary
Mark Stout (X; LinkedIn) joins Andrew (X; LinkedIn) to discuss his new book, World War I and the Foundations of American Intelligence. Mark Stout is a former intelligence analyst and former SPY Historian.
What You’ll Learn
Intelligence
- The first American intelligence “agencies”
- Codebreaking during WWI
- The American Protective League and spy paranoia
- WWI’s effect on American culture and politics
Reflections
- Challenging common historical thought
- Studying the “forgotten” wars
And much, much more …
Quotes of the Week
“[After World War I] there will never be a time again when the United States won't have squadrons in the Army Air Corps, later the U. S. Air Force, and similarly the Navy. We would never again be without aerial reconnaissance squadrons. There would never again be a time when the United States didn't have at least one code-breaking organization.” – Mark Stout.
Resources
SURFACE SKIM
*Spotlight Resource*
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World War I and the Foundations of American Intelligence, Mark Stout (University Press of Kansas, 2023)
*SpyCasts*
*Beginner Resources*
DEEPER DIVE
Books
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Manipulating the Masses: Woodrow Wilson and the Birth of American Propaganda, J. M. Hamilton (LSU Press, 2020)
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Codes, Ciphers and Spies: Tales of Military Intelligence in World War I, J. F. Dooley (Copernicus, 2016)
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The Zimmermann Telegram: Intelligence, Diplomacy, and America's Entry into World War I, T. Boghardt (Naval Institute Press, 2012)
Primary Sources
*Wildcard Resource*
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12 Step Method to Reveal Secret Writing (ca. 1913-1924)
- Germany was particularly fond of invisible ink as a tactic of spycraft during World War I. If you came across a document suspected of secret writing, you might use these 12 steps to reveal the hidden message …
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