" ... Now in paperback The Admirals' Advantage offers a revealing look at naval operational intelligence based on the findings of a classified Operational Intelligence (OPINTEL) Lessons-Learned Project and a 1998 symposium at the Navy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center. Participants included senior intelligence and operational leaders who explored the evolution and significance of OPINTEL since World War II."--Back cover.

OPINTEL and its origin -- The postwar years: demobilization and rebirth -- The 1960s: Laying the foundation for OSIS -- OSIS comes of age: FOSIFs, FOSICs, and fusion in the electronic age -- "High OPINTEL" in the era of the "Maritime Strategy" -- Transition, refocus, and the future.