Unweaving the web : deception and adaptation in future urban operations / Scott Gerwehr, Russell W. Glenn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gerwehr, Scott, 1968-

Contributor:

Glenn, Russell W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban warfare.

Deception (Military science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (103 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite the realization that an urban environment can intensify the effects of deception in military operations, many important research questions remain unanswered, and even unasked. The authors use the well-developed literature on deception in animal biology to begin asking and answering those questions. This was done with the aim of improving the ability of U.S. forces to both conduct friendly deception and counter adversary deception in urban operations of all sorts. Using animal biology and military science as the source materials, the authors undertook to elaborate on existing deceptio

Contents:

PREFACE; CONTENTS; CHARTS AND FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two OBJECTIVES OF THIS REPORT; Chapter Three LESSONS ON DECEPTION FROM ANIMAL BIOLOGY; OVERVIEW: DRAWING LESSONS FROM NATURE; APPLYING INSIGHTS FROM BIOLOGY TO URBAN OPERATIONS; IS MILITARY DECEPTION LIKE ANIMAL DECEPTION?; USEFUL INSIGHTS FROM ANIMAL DECEPTION; Chapter Four A FRAMEWORK FOR DECEPTION ANALYSIS; TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DECEPTION; THREE PERSPECTIVES ON DECEPTION; AGGREGATING DECEPTIONS FOR GREATER EFFECT; COUNTERDECEPTION

Chapter Five A COEVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE OF DECEPTION AND COUNTERDECEPTIONDECEPTION AS ADAPTATION; COUNTERDECEPTION AS COUNTERADAPTATION; Chapter Six CONCLUSIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Notes:

"United States Army."

"MR-1495-A."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-78).

ISBN:

1-282-28305-7

9786612283055

0-8330-3389-1

OCLC:

437063558