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One hundred years have passed since the establishment of a permanent military intelligence organization with the War Department in 1885. Publishing a history on the role which modern military intelligence has played in the life of the Army and the nation seemed a fitting way to mark the anniversary. Because of the nature of the subject matter and the limited amount of accessible research sources, official Army histories have tended to integrate the contribution of intelligence into more general works and have not isolated it as a specialized topic. A picture history of military intelligence is believed to be a suitable format for an introductory study. The use of images permits the telling of a story which might otherwise remain untold while at the same time preserves a balance in coverage between the early and recent years (taken from the Foreword by James L. Gilbert). Dr. John Patrick Finnegan (1936-2002) graduated magna cum laude from Boston College in 1957 with an A.B. in English