School of Information Sciences

Information and War: The Intelligence Branch and Library of Britain's War Office, 1873-1914

Time Frame

2016-2017

Investigator

  • Alistair Black

Intelligence has always been an aspect of organized warfare. It was not until the 1870s, however, that the British Army effectively recognised this formally by establishing a dedicated division named the "Intelligence Branch," to be supported by libraries spread across a number of locations. The project explores the ways in which these services developed before the First World War and, specifically, what information and library management techniques they employed?

Imperial War Museum / Wikimedia Commons

Funding Agencies

Research Areas:

School of Information Sciences

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