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Misfortunes of war : press and public reactions to civilian deaths in wartime / Eric V. Larson, Bogdan Savych.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Larson, Eric V. (Eric Victor), 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilian war casualties.
- Mass media and war.
- War in mass media.
- Combatants and noncombatants (International law).
- Military history, Modern--20th century.
- Military history, Modern.
- Military history, Modern--21st century.
- War--Moral and ethical aspects.
- War.
- United States. Air Force--History--20th century.
- United States.
- United States. Air Force--History--21st century.
- United States. Air Force--Public relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (295 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND Project Air Force, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book analyzes media and public reactions to civilian casualty incidents to determine whether these incidents affect media reporting or public support for military operations. Using case studies of incidents of civilian deaths over the last decade (the 1991 Al Firdos bunker bombing, the 1999 Djakovica convoy and Chinese embassy attacks, the 2002 Afghan wedding party attack, and the 2003 Baghdad marketplace explosion), the study team examined U.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- Literature review
- Approach
- Organization of this monograph
- 2. Operation Desert Storm (Iraq, 1991)
- Civilian casualty estimates
- Handling of the civilian casualties issue
- The arc of media and public concern
- The Al Firdos bunker incident
- Key lessons
- 3. Operation Allied Force (Kosovo, 1999)
- The April 14 convoy attacks outside Djakovica
- The May 7 Chinese embassy bombing
- Conclusions
- 4. Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan, 2001-)
- The wedding party incident
- 5. Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq, 2003-)
- The marketplace incident
- 6. Implications and conclusions
- The military: a highly credible institution
- Recommendations.
- Notes:
- "Prepared for the United States Air Force."
- "MG-441-AF"--P. [4] of cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-263).
- ISBN:
- 1-281-18087-4
- 9786611180874
- 0-8330-4244-0
- 1-4337-0940-6
- OCLC:
- 476046546
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