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The Art and Science of Military Deception.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rothstein, Hy, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deception (Military science).
- Military art and science--Case studies.
- Military art and science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (607 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2013]
- Place of Publication:
- Norwood : Artech House, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- It is said that deception among people in a civilized society is something to be loathed even though it seems to be part of human nature; but deception in war is a virtue. Properly designed and executed, stratagems reduce the horrific costs of war. This book is a comprehensive collection of classic articles on deception, hand-picked and expertly introduced by well-known experts on military deception. The purpose of this book is to set in motion a renaissance for using deception as an instrument of statecraft. The various sections are designed to cumulatively provide sufficient breadth and depth.
- Contents:
- The Art and Science of Military Deception; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Beware of the Dog; Section I: The Ethics of Political-Military Deception; Chapter 2 Intelligence Ethics; Section II: Principles and Other Fundamentals; Introduction; The Structure of Deception; Chapter 3 On Simulation and Dissimulation; Chapter 4 The 8 Principles of Security and the 8 Principles of Deception; The Principles of Security; The Principles of Deception; Chapter 5 Ruses and Stratagems of War; Ruses and Stratagems of War; Chapter 6 The Problem of Deception; The Problem of Deception.
- The Infrequency and Neglect of DeceptionPrinciples, Techniques and Effectiveness of Deception; Types of Deception; Chapter 7 Deception Maxims: Fact and Folklore; Chapter 8 The Principle of Naturalness; Conclusion; Chapter 9 Tactical Deception in Air-Land Warfare; Section III: Myths of Deception ; Introduction; Chapter 10 Meinertzhagen's False Claim to the Hav.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5231-1762-1
- 1-60807-552-4
- OCLC:
- 870244341
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