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The birth of psychological war : propaganda, espionage, and military violence from WWII to the Vietnam War / Jeffrey Whyte.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whyte, Jeffrey, author.
- Series:
- British Academy monograph.
- British Academy scholarship online.
- A British Academy monograph
- British Academy scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychological warfare--United States.
- Psychological warfare.
- Psychological warfare--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- 'The Birth of Psychological War' explores the worlds of war, propaganda, intelligence, and espionage from which US psychological warfare emerged in the early years of the Second World War, developed during the 'Cold War of ideas' against the Soviet Union, and culminated in the counterinsurgency campaigns of the Vietnam War.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 29, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 1-80596-092-X
- 0-19-889002-8
- 0-19-199566-5
- OCLC:
- 1411754295
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