Roberta Wolstetter
Roberta Wolstetter was a prominent American historian and author known for her insightful analyses of intelligence failures, particularly in the context of military strategy and decision-making. Her work often focused on the complexities of information interpretation and the psychological biases that affect judgment in critical situations. Wolstetter's most recognized contribution includes her examination of the Pearl Harbor attack and the cognitive errors that led to the surprise, highlighting the importance of understanding human perception in the realm of intelligence.
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Historian Roberta Wolstetter explains that strategic surprise does not succeed when an army manages to conceal information, but rather when it manages to drown it in a broader ocean of knowledge.
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